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North Korea has reportedly fired test-fired two more ballistic missiles.
It was the second instance of missiles being test-fired by North Korea in a space of four days. The first set of missiles were test-fired on Thursday and the second set on Sunday. The missiles were fired off the country's east coast, reports the New York Times.
The two Scud-type missiles flew 500 kilometers, or about 310 miles, and landed in waters between North Korea and Japan, officials at the Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the South Korean military said Sunday. North Korea regularly tests short-range rockets and missiles. It fired three short-range projectiles off its coast on Thursday.
Meanwhile, the North Korea's official Central News Agency confirmed on Monday that the government plans to indict and try two Americans who it says have committed "hostile acts" against the country.
The Americans have been identified as 24-yer-old Matthew Miller and 56-year-old Jeffrey Edward Fowle.
Miller was detained for his "absurd" behavior after he tore up his tourist visa and demanded asylum upon arriving in Pyongyang, the North Korean capital, on April 10, while Fowle has been accused of perpetrating "activities that violated the laws" of North Korea in June.
On Saturday, North Korean soldiers marched through Kim Il-Sung Square during a military parade to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Korean War armistice in 1953.
The ballistic test came four days before President Xi Jinping of China is scheduled to visit Seoul, South Korea, in his first trip to the Korean Peninsula.
President Xi is scheduled to arrive in Seoul on Thursday for a two-day trip.
