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North Korea has launched a ballistic missile that landed in the waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan, prompting Japan to lodge a “strong protest” after fears the weapon might land in or near its northern island of Hokkaido led to an evacuation order.
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said the North Korean missile was launched at a lofted angle on Thursday from a location near the capital Pyongyang at 7:23am (22:23 GMT on Wednesday).
The missile, suspected to be intermediate-range or longer, flew for about 1,000km (621 miles) in the direction of the waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan, before falling into the sea, the JCS added, describing the launch as a “grave, provocative act”.
Japan also said the missile landed in the water but did not immediately give a more precise landing location.

Al Jazeera’s Rob McBride joins us live from Seoul, South Korea.

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