N. Korea fires ballistic missile toward East Sea: S. Korean military

▲ This file photo, released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on Jan. 18, 2022, shows what the North claims to be a tactical guided missile being launched the previous day. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)

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N. Korea fires ballistic missile toward East Sea: S. Korean military

By Chae Yun-hwan

SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired an unidentified ballistic missile toward the East Sea on Sunday, South Korea's military said, in its first missile launch this year.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff said it detected the launch but gave no further details.

The North last fired a Hwasong-18 solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile into the East Sea on Dec. 18.

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