North Korea "Fired Unidentified Projectile": South Korean Army

"North Korea appears to have launched a possible ballistic missile," a Coast Guard spokesman told AFP without giving details on a possible trajectory.

North Korea has fired an "unidentified projectile", South Korea's military said Monday, in what would be the nuclear-armed country's fourth weapons test this month.

Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff said: "North Korea fired an unidentified projectile into the East Sea," referring to the Sea of Japan.

The Japanese coastguard also confirmed the launch.

"North Korea appears to have launched a possible ballistic missile," a Coast Guard spokesman told AFP without giving details on a possible trajectory.