Details of the launch were being analysed by South Korean and US intelligence authorities, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement.
North Korea fired several cruise missiles towards the Yellow Sea in the early hours of Saturday, according to the South Korean military.
Details of the launch were being analysed by South Korean and US intelligence authorities, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement.
It was the latest in a series of missile tests and military exercises conducted by the North in recent weeks, including a failed spy satellite launch late last month.
Seoul announced sanctions on Friday on five North Korean individuals and one company in response to Pyongyang’s launch of what it said was a space rocket last month.