SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile Saturday, ramping up tensions just days before South Korea holds a presidential election and as global attention is diverted toward Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
North Korea fired at least one unidentified projectile into the sea off the country’s eastern coast Saturday, according to South Korea’s Joint Chief of Staff. The Japanese government said it suspected the launch was of a ballistic missile and Kyodo News cited officials as saying the projectile landed outside outside of the country’s exclusive economic zone.
Further details were not immediately available and North Korea typically doesn’t comment on its tests until about a day after the fact.
