North Korea Fires Ballistic Missiles After ICBM Tests, Threatens to Turn Pacific Into ‘Firing Range’

A man watches a TV news program showing photos published in North Korea's Rodong Sinmun newspaper of North Korea's "Pukguksong-2" missile launch at Seoul Railway station in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 13, 2017. In an implicit challenge to President Donald Trump, North Korea fired a ballistic missile early Sunday in its first such test of the year. The letters read "Pukguksong-2 missile and advanced Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missiles." AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon

North Korea fired two ballistic missiles off its east coast, South Korea’s military said on Monday, as the sister of leader Kim Jong Un threatened turning the Pacific into a “firing range” amid tensions in the region.

Japan’s Coast Guard said North Korea launched three projectiles that could be ballistic missiles shortly after 2200 GMT, all of which fell within minutes. All three landed outside Japan’s EEZ, public broadcaster NHK said.