North Korean soldiers walk along the North Korean/ Chinese border near the North Korean town of Sinuiju, opposite the Chinese city of Dandong, July 2, 2009. REUTERS/Jacky Chen
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea test-fired a third short-range missile on Thursday, a South Korean defense ministry spokesman said.
The spokesman said the missile was launched around 7:50 p.m. (1050 GMT) but gave no further details. Earlier the ministry said the North had fired two surface-to-ship missiles between 5:20 p.m. (0820 GMT) and 6 p.m. from its east coast.
Reporting by Miyoung Kim; Editing by Alex Richardson
