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> North Korea launched two ballistic missiles into the waters off the east coast of the Korean Peninsula, officials said - the latest missile launch in recent days by the country.

> North Korea acknowledged the incident, calling it a "Super-large multiple rocket launcher exercise, which is a means of tactical nuclear attack." The country said the exercise was a response to the combined air force forces of the United States and South Korea.

> The Japanese Coast Guard said in an earlier statement on their official website that North Korea launched three suspected ballistic missiles South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said only two short-range ballistic missiles were detected.

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