North Korea fired an apparent intermediate-range missile off its east coast on Sunday, South Korea said, as tensions run high after Pyongyang’s recent launches of an intercontinental ballistic missile and its first military spy satellite.
“North Korea fires unidentified ballistic missile towards East Sea,” Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement, referring to the body of water also known as the Sea of Japan.
The Joint Chiefs of Staff said had it detected the launch but gave no further details. Japan’s coast guard said that an “object, potentially ballistic missile, launched from North Korea,” citing information from the country’s defence ministry, and warning vessels to take care.—AFP
