North Korea missile launch may have failed and fallen inland, South’s military says
- South Korea’s military is assessing after a North Korean missile had a possible abnormal flight
North Korea fired two ballistic missiles on Monday and the second may have failed and blown up during an irregular flight, possibly raining debris inland, South Korea’s military said.
South Korea was still analysing the launch and did not immediately have confirmation whether there were any casualties or damage to North Korean property, military spokesperson Lee Sung-joon told a briefing.
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff earlier said the North fired a short-range ballistic missile that flew about 600km (373 miles) and a second ballistic missile that flew about 120km, both from an area near the west coast.
Both were fired towards the north-east, it said.
The trajectory means the second may have fallen in an area close to the North’s capital, Pyongyang, but Lee said the military was unable to comment further.
South Korea has said it watches the North’s missile launches from the preparations stage and tracks the projectile in flight.