North Korea fired multiple-launch rockets from near Pyongyang, South Korea says

SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea fired more than 10 multiple-launched rockets on Thursday morning from Sunan near the capital Pyongyang in a north-westerly direction, South Korea’s military said.

It did not immediately provide other details. The weapons used by the North’s military are typically categorized as short-range ballistic missiles by South Korea. North Korea is banned by U.N. Security Council resolutions from using ballistic missiles.

(Reporting by Jack KimEditing by Ed Davies)