SEOUL, November 7 (AJP) - North Korea launched an unidentified ballistic missile into the East Sea, military authorities said on Friday.
The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it detected suspicious activities at around noon, shortly before the missile was fired from North Pyongan Province.
According to JCS, the missile, believed to be short-range, flew 700 kilometers before splashing into the sea near Kilju in North Hyanggyong Province.
Friday's launch is the seventh this year and comes about two weeks after the previous provocation on Oct. 22, when North Korea fired several short-range missiles, just ahead of last week's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Gyeongju.
The previous day, the North denounced the latest U.S. sanctions on eight North Korean individuals and two entities allegedly involved in cyber fraud and other illicit money-laundering schemes.
* This article, published by Aju Business Daily, was translated by AI and edited by AJP.
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