Seoul, South Korea. North Korea fired a projectile toward the sea on Saturday, South Korea and Japan said, with Japan indicating it may have been a ballistic missile as U.S.-South Korea military drills continued.
Launch reported off east coast
South Korea’s military said the projectile was fired toward the sea off North Korea’s east coast, without providing further details. Japan’s coast guard said the projectile appeared to have fallen into the sea.
Japan assesses impact location
Japan’s public broadcaster NHK reported, citing defence ministry sources, that the projectile appeared to have fallen outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone.
Military drills underway
Seoul and Washington launched major drills five days earlier, which they have described as purely defensive and aimed at testing readiness against military threats from North Korea.
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