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North Korea fires apparent ballistic missile, says Japan defence ministry

North Korea appears to have fired what could be a ballistic missile, Japan’s Ministry of Defense said in a tweet on Saturday.

News agency AFP confirmed the news, quoting the South Korean military’s Joint Chiefs of Staff as saying that North Korea has fired an unidentified projectile into the Sea of Japan. The latest launch comes just three days after Pyongyang last fired a missile, as warnings grow that it may conduct a nuclear test

Source: BBC

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