North Korea Launches Suspected Ballistic Missile, Alert in Japan

North Korea has fired a projectile suspected to be a ballistic missile, according to the Japan Coast Guard citing the Defence Ministry. The missile appears to have already fallen, prompting heightened alert and monitoring from Japan.

North Korea fired what could to be a ballistic missile, the Japan Coast Guard (JCG) quoted the Defence Ministry as saying on Wednesday.

The projectile appears to have already fallen, the JCG also said.