WASHINGTON: The US Department of State condemned North Korea on Wednesday for firing two missiles in quick succession, in what spokesman John Kirby said was a provocation that could lead to further UN sanctions.

The US, Japanese and South Korean militaries detected two launches of presumably Musudan medium-range ballistic missiles from North Korea’s eastern coast earlier on Wednesday.

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