North Korea fires ballistic missile towards the sea off its east coast

FILE PHOTO: A North Korean flag flutters at the propaganda village of Gijungdong in North Korea, in this picture taken near the truce village of Panmunjom inside the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas, South Korea, July 19, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/Pool/File Photo

SEOUL, Jan 4 (Reuters) - ‌North Korea fired a ballistic ‌missile towards the sea off its ‌east coast, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement on Sunday.

The missile ‍is believed to have ‍already fallen, according ‌to Japan's Ministry of Defense.