S.Korea, U.S. launch eight missiles in response to N.Korea missile firings By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A surface-to-surface missile is launched during a joint live-firing exercise between U.S. and South Korea in unidentified location, South Korea, May 25, 2022. Joint Chiefs of Staff/Yonhap via REUTERS/File Photo

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea and the United States fired eight surface-to-surface missiles early on Monday towards the sea off South Korea’s east coast in response to North Korea’s short range ballistic missile launches on Sunday, Yonhap news reported on Monday.