North Korea Fires Short-Range Missiles Ahead of U.S. Election

North Korea fired a barrage of short-range ballistic missiles east of the Korean peninsula just ahead of the U.S. presidential election.

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00:00North Korea has fired a volley of short-range ballistic missiles into waters off the east

00:05coast of the Korean peninsula.

00:07The launches come just days after Pyongyang test-fired a new solid-fuel ballistic missile.

00:13South Korean security officials say they're monitoring the situation and are sharing intelligence

00:17with Japan and the U.S.

00:20Seoul's defense ministry earlier warned that the North would ramp up military activity

00:24to draw attention ahead of the U.S. presidential elections.