North Korea launches ballistic missile after Seoul demands apology over wounded soldiers

Pyongyang fires towards sea a day after Kim Jong-un sister denounces South Korea for claiming North's mines wounded South's soldiers in DMZ

North Korea fired a ballistic missile towards the sea on Saturday, South Korea and Japan said, a day after it rejected Seoul's accusation of its mines wounding soldiers.

The missile was launched from the Wonsan area at about 6.30am towards the East Sea - also known as the Sea of Japan - and flew more than 700km (434 miles), the South Korean military said. Seoul and Washington were analysing the test for details, it added.