North Korea fires unidentified projectile toward sea off its east coast, Seoul says

SEOUL, Oct 12 (Reuters) – North Korea fired an unidentified ​projectile toward ‌the sea off its east coast, the South Korean ‌military ​said on ⁠Monday.

Japan’s coast ⁠guard said the projectile, believed to be a North ​Korean ballistic missile, appeared to ⁠have ⁠already fallen.

The launch ​comes after South ​Korean President Lee Jae ‌Myung oversaw the country’s first test-firing of ⁠a domestically developed hypersonic missile last week.

North Korea ⁠last ‌fired a ⁠ballistic missile ​on ‌October 3.

(Reporting by ​Heejin Kim ⁠and Joyce Lee in Seoul, Anton Bridge in TokyoEditing by Ed ​Davies)