Evacuation warning after North Korea fires ballistic missile

North Korea has fired no less than one unidentified ballistic missile eastward, based on South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Workers (JCS).

In response to CNN's depend, right this moment's launch marks North Korea's twenty third missile launch this 12 months, together with each ballistic and cruise missiles.

The suspected missile launch sparked a warning from the Japanese authorities urging residents to "evacuate inside a constructing or underground".

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An undated photograph exhibiting one in every of North Korea's missile launches, issued by the nation's authorities earlier this 12 months.(AP)

In a later replace posted on Twitter, the prime minister's official residence stated the missile had landed within the Pacific Ocean.

Japanese officers are anticipated to talk shortly.

Extra to come back.