(LEAD) N. Korea confirms firing of 2 ground-to-ground ballistic missiles Tuesday

North Korea has launched two ground-to-ground ballistic missiles in a demonstration drill designed to train sub-military units, vowing to "annihilate the enemy," according to state media Wednesday.

A missile unit of the North's military launched the missiles "in a medium-range system" Tuesday in Jangyon, South Hwanghae Province, according to the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

South Korea's military said Tuesday the North fired two short-range ballistic missiles from the Jangyon area toward the East Sea, a day after Seoul and Washington kicked off a regular joint military exercise.

The North said the missiles hit a pre-set target on an islet off its east coast after traveling some 611 kilometers.

Source: Yonhap News Agency

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