(LEAD) N. Korea fires multiple missiles toward East Sea: JCS

What happened: North Korea fired multiple missiles toward the East Sea from the Sondok area in South Hamgyong Province, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said, days after firing nearly a dozen short-range ballistic missiles. Key numbers: Around a dozen short-range ballistic missiles were fired Thursday from the Wonsan area. The FBI said more than US$6 billion in cryptocurrency was stolen from Binance. Why it matters: The JCS said analysis of the missile specifications is under way with the United States, and an official left open the possibility that various types of missiles were fired.

North Korea fired multiple missiles toward the East Sea from the Sondok area in South Hamgyong Province, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said, days after firing nearly a dozen short-range ballistic missiles.

The JCS said analysis of the missile specifications is under way with the United States, and an official left open the possibility that various types of missiles were fired.