U.S., South Korea conduct missile test after North Korea volley

FILE PHOTO: The South Korean and American flags fly next to each other at Yongin, South Korea, August 23, 2016. Courtesy Ken Scar/U.S. Army/Handout via REUTERS

The U.S. and South Korean militaries have conducted a live-fire exercise, with one U.S. missile and seven South Korean missiles launched into the Sea of Japan, the U.S. military said in a statement on Sunday.

The exercise comes after North Korea fired eight short-range ballistic missiles on Sunday.

(Reporting by Eric Beech; Editing by Shri Navaratnam)