Seoul [ South Korea ], October 22 (ANI): North Korea launched multiple short-range ballistic missiles on Wednesday, marking its first launches in months, Al Jazeera reported.

Experts warn more could follow as South Korea prepares to host the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit.

The launches come a week before Chinese President Xi Jinping, US President Donald Trump, and other world leaders are set to gather in Gyeongju for the APEC summit, Al Jazeera noted.

South Korea 's military said it "detected several projectiles, believed to be short-range ballistic missiles" fired in the direction of the East Sea, also known as the Sea of Japan, according to the official South Korea n Yonhap news agency.

The military later clarified that the missiles flew roughly 350 km (21

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