SEOUL, Nov. 17 (UPI) — North Korea launched what appeared to be an intercontinental ballistic missile toward the East Sea on Friday morning, South Korean defense officials said.
South Korea’s military detected a single missile fired from Sunan international airfield in Pyongyang at 10:15 a.m., the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a text message to reporters. The missile was presumed to be an ICBM, the JCS said in a follow-up message.
Japan’s defense ministry also reported the launch, saying the missile could potentially fall inside the waters of its exclusive economic zone.
The launch comes one day after Pyongyang fired a short-range ballistic missile and issued a warning of a “fiercer” military response to enhanced security cooperation among the United States, South Korea and Japan.
North Korea has conducted an unprecedented barrage of missile tests this year, including several long-range launches. The secretive regime fired an ICBM earlier this month, prompting Japan to issue an emergency alert to its citizens.
This is a developing story.
