South Korea has known as the nuclear-armed North Korea its “enemy”. (Representational)

Seoul:

North Korea launched an unspecified ballistic missile on Monday, the South Korean army mentioned, its second in lower than 48 hours and a day after joint US-South Korean drills.

“North Korea fired an unspecified ballistic missile towards the East Sea on Monday,” Seoul’s Joint Chief of Employees mentioned, in keeping with the official Yonhap information company, referring to the physique of water also called the Sea of Japan.

The workplace of Japan’s prime minister additionally tweeted Monday morning that “North Korea has launched a suspected ballistic missile.”

The Japanese Coastguard mentioned quickly after that the projectile “seems to have already fallen,” with out offering additional particulars.

The US and South Korea on Sunday staged joint air drills that includes a strategic bomber and stealth fighter jets in response to a North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launch a day earlier.

Japan mentioned the ICBM had flown for 66 minutes and landed in its unique financial zone (EEZ).

North Korea later mentioned the missile launched Saturday was a Hwasong-15 and was a part of a “shock” drill to reveal Pyongyang’s capability to hold out a “deadly nuclear counterattack”.

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