North Korea suspected missile fails after launch, says South Korea

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attends at a meeting of the Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang, North Korea on 28 February, 2022. Photograph: AP

North Korea fired an “unknown projectile” on Wednesday that appeared to fail immediately after launch, South Korea’s military said after Japanese media reported a suspected missile launch.

The suspected missile was fired from an airfield outside the North Korean capital of Pyongyang, South Korea’s defence ministry said.