Seoul, South Korea
CNN
,
North Korea launched a “possible ballistic missile” on Sunday, the Japanese Prime Minister’s office said, adding it would inform the public as soon as more information became available.
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff also reported a North Korean launch of an as yet unknown projectile or projectiles.
The possible missile was fired to the east from North Korea, South Korean officials said.
Sunday’s launch comes less than two weeks ahead of the South Korea presidential election on March 9, and follows Pyongyang’s last test on January 29, when it fired what is believed to be its longest range ballistic missile since 2017.
North Korea has ramped up its missile testing in 2022, announcing plans to bolster its defenses against the United States and evaluate “restarting all temporally suspended activities,” according to state media.
This is a breaking story, more to follow.
,