North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile into sea off east coast

File photo of a test firing of an unspecified missile at an undisclosed location in North Korea (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service/AP)

North Korea on Sunday launched a suspected ballistic missile into sea, South Korean and Japanese officials said, in the North’s apparent eighth round of weapons tests so far this year.

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff announced that the launch had happened without providing further details. Japan’s Defence Ministry also said North Korea launched a possible ballistic missile.