联合国制裁决议后朝鲜发射短程炮弹
South Korea's defense ministry said Thursday that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has fired several short-range projectiles into eastern waters after new UN Security Council resolution on Pyongyang.
韩国国防部周四表示，在联合国安理会对朝鲜进行制裁决议之后，朝鲜向其东部海域发射了几枚短程炮弹。
Defense Ministry spokesman Moon Sang-Kyun told a regular press briefing that DPRK forces fired several rounds of short-range projectiles at about 10 a.m. local time (0100GMT) from its Wonsan area into the East Sea.
Whether the projectiles were short-range missiles or artillery shells hasn't been identified, the spokesman said, adding that the military has been analyzing the launches.
Moon noted that the South Korean military maintained a full defense readiness while closely monitoring the moves of DPRK forces.
The DPRK's launches came just hours after new UN Security Council resolution on Pyongyang was adopted by consensus in New York over its recent nuclear test and long-range rocket launch.
Pyongyang tested what it claimed was its first "hydrogen bomb" on Jan. 6 and launched a satellite on a long-range rocket, which was condemned by outsiders as a banned test of missile technology, on Feb. 7.