South Korea says North Korea fired a missile into its eastern waters

A news programme airs a file image of a missile launch by North Korea at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, on Tuesday, April 2, 2024 (Ahn Young-joon/AP)

North Korea on Tuesday test-fired a suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile towards waters off its eastern coast, South Korea’s military said.

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missile was launched from an area near the North Korean capital, Pyongyang, but it did not immediately confirm how far the weapon flew.