Meanwhile, North Korea's state media released a report about its projectile launch on Friday.
It says that the projectiles fired are the same ones tested on Wednesday -- a new multiple rocket launcher -- contrary to Seoul's analysis that they are short-range ballistic missiles.
Oh Jung-hee reports.
North Korea's state media says the weapon it tested on Friday was a new multiple rocket launcher... and the regime's leader Kim Jong-un was on-site to oversee the launch.
On Saturday, Pyeongyang's state-run Korean Central News Agency released a report and photos of Friday's test-launch.
The North launched two short-range projectiles towards the East Sea... early Friday from Youngheung in Hamgyongnam-do Province.
According to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff, the projectiles reached an altitude of around 25 kilometers... and flew some 220 kilometers.
In Saturday's report, Pyeongyang said... that what it launched on Friday is identical to the one it claims to have tested on Wednesday -- a "newly-developed large-caliber multiple launch guided rocket system."
The regime touted the rocket's capabilities... to fly at a controlled altitude, change its course and accurately hit targets.
The photos revealed on Saturday are blurred in some parts.
But several launch tubes installed on a transporter erector launcher can be clearly seen, showing that the weapon is indeed a multiple rocket launcher.
The North's announcement is different from that of the analysis conducted by military authorities of South Korea and the U.S.
After the test-fire on Friday,... South Korea's National Security Council said... that it believes the projectiles fired on Wednesday and Friday are both a new type of short-range ballistic missiles, adding that they have similar flight characteristics.
Seoul says it's working closely with the U.S. to conduct more detailed analysis.
Oh Jung-hee, Arirang News.
