North Korea Fires Cruise Missiles Into Sea Amid Rising Tensions: South Korean Military

South Korea reported detecting ’multiple' cruise missiles fired by North Korea towards the sea

A TV screen shows North Korea's missile launch during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, on Jan. 14, 2024. Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo

North Korea fired an unspecified number of cruise missiles into the waters off its west coast on Jan. 24, according to the South Korean military, a move that could potentially escalate tensions on the Korean Peninsula.

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) didn’t specify the number of missiles fired or the distance they traveled, Yonhap News Agency reported.