TOKYO (AP) - North Korea fired two surface-to-air missiles near its border with China on Wednesday, a Japanese news agency reported, citing security sources. Kyodo News agency initially said the missiles were fired by mistake in the direction of China during a military drill, citing an "Asian security source."
But the agency later cited a "Western military source" as saying the short-range missiles were test-fired in an eastern direction from the North's eastern coast, toward the Sea of Japan. The agency said it could not immediately reconcile the conflicting reports.