A TV screen shows a report of North Korea's missile launch with file image during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea. (AP/PTI)
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South Korea says North Korea has fired a ballistic missile off its east coast.
South Korea’s military says the North Korean launch occurred on Thursday evening but gave no further details.
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The launch came after North Korea’s military vowed an unspecified response after South Korean and US troops finished five rounds of large-scale live-fire drills near the Koreas’ heavily fortified border earlier Thursday.