South Korea says North Korea has fired a ballistic missile. The rocket was launched in the direction of the East Sea, the South Korean news agency Yonhap reported on Thursday, citing the South Korean general staff. The East Sea is also known as the Sea of Japan.
The Japanese prime minister’s office said on Twitter that North Korea may have launched a ballistic missile.
In recent weeks, North Korea has fired a number of missiles and says it has also tested an underwater nuclear drone.
The military tensions on the Korean peninsula have recently increased drastically. The communist leadership in Pyongyang has repeatedly threatened a military escalation in the region. North Korea conducted a record number of weapons tests last year.
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