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2009/05/27 11:55 KST
(LEAD) N. Korea Monday fired two missiles, not three: ministry

   By Sam Kim
SEOUL, May 27 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired two short-range missiles on the day it conducted its second nuclear test, one less than earlier reported, the South Korean defense ministry said Wednesday.

On Monday, North Korea announced it detonated a nuclear device underground in an effort to enhance its nuclear arsenal. The country, which performed its first atomic test in 2006, launched short-range missiles off its east coast hours later in apparent saber-rattling.