North Korea fires unidentified projectile — South’s military

North Korea fired an unidentified projectile on Thursday, the South’s military chiefs said, less than a week after its leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the test-firing of multiple rockets and a missile.

The projectile was fired at about 4:30 p.m. (0730 GMT) from the Northwest location of Sino-ri, towards the east, the South’s Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement.

It did not immediately release further details.

Last week North Korea launched a number of rockets and at least one short-range missile from its East coast into the ocean, sharply rising tension on the Korean peninsula at a time of stalemate in talks between Pyongyang and Washington.

On Wednesday North Korea lashed out at the U.S. and South Korea, saying last week’s strike drill was “regular and self-defensive” and rejecting the notion that it was an act of provocation.

South Korea responded to last week’s action by the North by calling for an end to acts that escalate military tension.