North Korea Fires Missile Off East Coast, Japan Issues Alert

A Japanese government alert and its coast guard also said North Korea had fired what appeared to be a ballistic missile.

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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.

(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

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