North Korea Fires Another Ballistic Missile Into Sea, Says South Korea

People watch a TV showing a file image of North Korea's missile launch shown during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, on Jan. 20, 2022. Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo

North Korea fired an alleged ballistic missile into the sea on Saturday, South Korean and Japanese military officials said, marking Pyongyang’s ninth missile launch this year.

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) confirmed to Yonhap News Agency that a suspected ballistic missile was fired from North Korea’s east coast near Sunan and traveled about 270 kilometers (168 miles) at a maximum altitude of 560 kilometers (348 miles).