The projectile appeared to have landed outside Japan's exclusive economic zone area
Seoul:
North Korea fired a ballistic missile on Monday towards the sea off its east coast, South Korea's military said.
A Japanese government alert and its coast guard also said North Korea had fired what appeared to be a ballistic missile. The projectile appeared to have landed outside Japan's exclusive economic zone area, the NHK broadcaster said.
The two countries' governments did not immediately have further details.
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