North Korea fires unidentified projectile toward sea off its east coast, Seoul says
What happened
North Korea launched an unidentified projectile into waters east of the peninsula, South Korea's military said.
Japan's coast guard said the object appeared to have fallen and was thought to be a North Korean ballistic missile.
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- 2026-10-12 00:46 UTCKorea Herald · koreaherald.com ↗
- 2026-10-12 00:50 UTCStraits Times · straitstimes.com ↗
- 2026-10-12 01:01 UTCSCMP via AFP · scmp.com ↗
- 2026-10-12 01:39 UTCThe Hindu · thehindu.com ↗
- 2026-10-12 01:54 UTCFrance 24 · france24.com ↗
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