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North Korea launches ballistic missile as tensions with Seoul grow over border mine blasts

North Korea fired at least one ballistic missile, Seoul's military said days after it demanded an apology from the North for an explosion in the DMZ that wounded three South Korean soldiers.
News coverage showing file footage of a North Korean missile launch is seen on a screen at Seoul Station in Seoul on October 3, 2026. © Philip Fong, AFP

North Korea launched a ballistic missile Saturday morning from the Wonsan area on its east coast into the Sea of Japan, according to South Korea's military. The launch comes amid renewed tensions between Pyongyang and Seoul, with the latter demanding an apology for a blast that wounded three South Korean soldiers inside the Demilitarized Zone last month.

North Korea fired a ballistic missile, Seoul's military said Saturday, days after demanding an apology for a blast that wounded three South Korean soldiers in the DMZ that it blames on the North.

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