North Korea fires artillery salvo in military training, South says

North Korea fires artillery salvo in military training, South says

North Korea fired 10 artillery shells from a multiple rocket launcher system this week, South Korea's military said Wednesday.

The rockets were fired towards the Yellow Sea from the west of the Korean peninsula on Tuesday, an official from Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff told AFP.

The salvo was part of the North Korean military's regular wintertime exercises, Yonhap News Agency reported citing military officials.

North Korea has not commented on the launch, which came the same day it kicked off a key meeting of its ruling party's central committee.

That meeting, led by leader Kim Jong Un, will discuss key policy issues as well as plan for an upcoming party congress -- North Korea's first in four years.

The launch also c