North Korea has fired at least one ballistic missile, Seoul's military said, a day after Pyongyang called the South "despicable" for demanding an apology over a blast in the demilitarised zone that wounded three of its soldiers.
"Our military detected a ballistic missile launched from the Wonsan area of North Korea toward the East Sea," Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff said on Saturday, referring to the body of water also known as the Sea of Japan.
Pyongyang has denied being behind the landmine blast last month inside the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ), the heavily mined buffer dividing the two Koreas since their 1953 armistice.
Seoul as well as the US-led United Nations Command said the blast was caused by North Korean mines laid on the South Korean side of the border.
South Korea's military demanded an official apology from the North earlier this week.
A day later, South Korea's dovish President Lee Jae Myung urged Pyongyang to return to dialogue.
Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korea's leader, called Seoul "despicable" Friday, once again denying Pyongyang was behind the blasts.
The test came amid heightened tensions between the countries following land mine blasts that injured three South Korean soldiers last month. South Korea and the US-led UN Command have said the blasts were caused by North Korean mines.
