JUST IN: North Korean missile believed to have fallen: Japan Defense Ministry
TOKYO – North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan on Thursday, the South Korean military said, adding it appeared to be a long-range missile launched on a lofted trajectory.
The military detected one ballistic missile launched from the vicinity of Pyongyang at approximately 7:10 a.m. The Japanese Defense Ministry said the missile was expected to fall at around 8:36 a.m. outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone about 300 kilometers off the coast of Hokkaido’s Okushiri Island.
North Korea last launched a ballistic missile on Sept. 18.
The missile launch came a day after South Korean lawmakers said North Korea may be preparing to launch an intercontinental ballistic missile and conduct its seventh nuclear test, both in November, citing the Defense Ministry’s intelligence.
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