North Korea has fired a flurry of ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan from its east coast, South Korea's military has claimed. Several short-ranged weapons were reportedly shot from the northern half of the Korean peninsula in what Seoul called a potential test of weapons intended for export.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a test of short-range ballistic missiles and long-range artillery in a demonstration of Pyongyang's nuclear counterstrike capabilities, state-run media said Friday.