North Korea fired about 10 short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea, Seoul says

North Korea launched about 10 short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea on Thursday, South Korea’s military said, a day after North Korea shrugged off a U.S. decision to scale back military drills with South Korea in an apparent bid to resume diplomacy.

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea launched about 10 short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea on Thursday, South Korea’s military said, a day after North Korea shrugged off a U.S. decision to scale back military drills with South Korea in an apparent bid to resume diplomacy.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff said the launches happened from North Korea’s capital region around 5 p.m. (4 a.m. ET) on Thursday. The military said the missiles were launched toward North Korea’s eastern waters.

The military said South Korea has bolstered its surveillance posture and is closely coordinating information on the launches with the U.S. and Japan.

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South Korea’s presidential national security council held an emergency meeting to discuss the launches. After the meeting, the council issued a statement urging North Korea to halt ballistic missile launches that are banned by U.N. Security Council resolutions.