N. Korea fires unidentified missile eastward, third launch this month: S. Korea 

Seoul: South Korea military officials Friday said that North Korea has fired at least one projectile in its third weapons launch this month, as it continues to demonstrate its military might amid pandemic border closures and stalled diplomacy with the United States (US). 

In an apparent reprisal for fresh sanctions imposed by the Biden administration for its continuing test launches, North Korea fired an unidentified missile, officials in South Korea and Japan said.

South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the weapon was fired toward the east but did not immediately say where it landed or provided other details. 

Japan's Prime Minister's Office and the Defense Ministry said also said they detected the North Korean launch and said it was possibly a ballistic missile.

The Japanese coast guard issued a safety advisory, saying an object had possibly landed already. It urged vessels between the Korean Peninsula and Japan, as well as the East China Sea and the North Pacific, to "pay attention to further information and to keep clear when recognizing falling object."

On Wednesday, US imposed sanctions on five North Koreans over their roles in obtaining equipment and technology for the North's missile programs in its response to the North's missile test this week. 

It also said it would seek new UN sanctions. 

Today’s launch came hours after the North issued a statement berating the Biden administration for imposing fresh sanctions against the country.