North Korea fires ballistic missile toward sea, say South Korea and Japan

What happened

North Korea fired a ballistic missile from Wonsan on Saturday amid tensions over border land mine blasts that injured three South Korean soldiers. A ballistic missile fired from the North Korean port city of Wonsan flies more than 700km, South Korea's military says.

Summarised from: New York Post, Al Jazeera.

Full coverage · 6 sources

• New York Post 3 October 2026 at 08:28 WIB
  North Korea test-fires missiles amid tensions over blasts across the border
• CNA (Channel NewsAsia) 3 October 2026 at 08:11 WIB
  North Korea fires ballistic missile toward sea, say South Korea and Japan
• Bloomberg 3 October 2026 at 07:52 WIB
  North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile Toward East Coast, JCS Says
• Al Jazeera 3 October 2026 at 06:55 WIB
  North Korea fires ballistic missile towards the sea, South Korea says
• Reuters 3 October 2026 at 05:15 WIB
  North Korea fires ballistic missile toward sea, South Korea and Japan say
• Associated Press 3 October 2026 at 05:01 WIB
  South Korea’s military says North Korea fired projectile toward its eastern waters

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