Meanwhile, North Korea's state media released a report about its projectile launch on Friday.<br />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.<br />Oh Jung-hee reports.<br />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.<br />On Saturday, Pyeongyang's state-run Korean Central News Agency released a report and photos of Friday's test-launch.<br />The North launched two short-range projectiles towards the East Sea... early Friday from Youngheung in Hamgyongnam-do Province.<br />According to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff, the projectiles reached an altitude of around 25 kilometers... and flew some 220 kilometers. <br />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."<br />The regime touted the rocket's capabilities... to fly at a controlled altitude, change its course and accurately hit targets.<br />The photos revealed on Saturday are blurred in some parts.<br />But several launch tubes installed on a transporter erector launcher can be clearly seen, showing that the weapon is indeed a multiple rocket launcher.<br />The North's announcement is different from that of the analysis conducted by military authorities of South Korea and the U.S.<br />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.<br />Seoul says it's working closely with the U.S. to conduct more detailed analysis.<br />Oh Jung-hee, Arirang News. <br />
