North Korea fires ballistic missile off its east coast -South Korea military


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SEOUL -North Korea has fired a ballistic missile off its east coast, South Korea's military said on Monday.

Japan's Coast Guard said the projectile believed to be North Korea-fired missile has already fallen.

Other details, such as its flight range, were not immediately available.

The launch is the latest in a series of weapons tests by the North, including the firing of multiple cruise missiles on Wednesday which Pyongyang said was aimed at practicing tactical nuclear attacks.

(Reporting by Soo-hyang Choi; Editing by Cynthia Osterman and David Gregorio)

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