ROK says DPRK fires unidentified projectile into eastern waters

SEOUL - The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) fired an unidentified projectile into eastern waters, the Republic of Korea (ROK)'s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Thursday without mentioning further details.

It came after the ROK military said the DPRK fired four shots of multiple rocket launchers off its west coast on Sunday.

According to the ROK military, it marked the 12th launch of missiles and projectiles by the DPRK this year.

ROK said the DPRK tested a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system on Feb 27 and March 5, but the DPRK said those were the launches of the reconnaissance satellite development tests.