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SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea fired a ballistic missile in the direction of the ocean off the east coast of the Korean Peninsula on Sunday, information company Yonhap reported, citing South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Employees (JCS).
The JSC didn’t present specifics on the launch instantly.
The Japan Coast Guard additionally mentioned what was fired by North Korea might be a ballistic missile.
The North on Thursday fired a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile into the ocean between the Korean peninsula and Japan, hours earlier than South Korea’s president flew to Tokyo for a summit that mentioned methods to counter the nuclear-armed North.
South Korean and American forces are conducting 11-day joint army drills, dubbed “Freedom Protect 23.”
