North Korea early on Saturday fired an unidentified projectile into the sea off its east coast from its eastern Kangwon province, South Korea’s military said.
The South Korean military official confirmed to NBC News that Pyongyang fired a projectile into the East Sea. The official also said that the launch was immediately reported to President Moon Jae-In.
The South Korean Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said it was analyzing the nature of the projectile, and an official declined to say whether it was a ballistic missile.
South Korea’s Yonhap news agency said it may have been a ballistic missile, without citing a source.
The South Korean military also said that the objects appeared to be short-range projectiles with a range of about 250 kilometers.
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North Korea fires unidentified projectile off its east coast, report says