SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea fired two missiles off its eastern coast Saturday, a South Korean official said.

The Defense Ministry was trying to confirm whether they were short or mid-range missiles.

A Yonhap news agency report said North Korea fired two short-range missiles that appeared to be Scud missiles. The agency quoted a South Korean government official it did not identify. Yonhap originally reported the missiles were mid-range.

North Korea fired four short-range missiles off the east coast on Thursday.