Seoul: South Korea has mentioned that North Korea has fired a ballistic missile off the North’s east coast. The announcement was made by South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff who mentioned that the launch occurred on Sunday however gave no additional particulars, information company AP reported. The launch got here days after North Korea fired a barrage of artillery shells close to the tense sea border with South Korea, prompting South Korea to conduct related firing workout routines in the identical space.

A projectile which is believed to be the missile has already fallen, as per the Japanese coast guard, which added that it may very well be a ballistic missile. The workplace of the Prime Minister of Japan mentioned in an announcement, “[Emergency alert] North Korea has launched a suspected ballistic missile. More updates to follow.”

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