North Korea launches ballistic missile, says Japan

By Yasin Gungor

ISTANBUL (AA) - North Korea has launched a suspected ballistic missile, the Japanese Prime Minister's Office said on Monday.

Japan's J-Alert early warning system detected that North Korea had apparently fired a missile and the country issued an evacuation order for residents in the Okinawa Prefecture in the south, Kyodo News reported.

South Korean military also said North Korea fired an unidentified projectile southward over the Yellow Sea, according to Seoul-based Yonhap News.