03:37Col. Lee Sung-jun, spokesperson for South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), said that a ballistic missile launched by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) may have failed and possibly exploded within Pyongyang's territory while speaking at a press conference in Seoul on Monday.
Lee explained that the missile was one of two launched by the DPRK from the Jangyeon area.
"The second missile launched by North Korea may have flown abnormally in its early stages. If it exploded during abnormal flight, the debris could have fallen inland," the spokesperson said.
Lee declined to comment on where the missile may have landed, stating that 'multiple factors need to be analysed'. The spokesperson added that Seoul has 'no confirmed information' on the potential damage caused by the fallen rocket.
Earlier in the day, Pyongyang reported that it had test-fired its new Hwasong-11Da-4.5 tactical ballistic missile, which had crashed down off the coast of Japan.
Lee refuted this claim, alleging that both missiles had gone down within the DPRK, with the first flying 'approximately 600 km' before "landing in waters off the North's northeastern city of Chongjin."
It comes a day after the DPRK vowed to enact 'offensive and overwhelming' countermeasures in response to a joint military exercise between South Korea, the United States and Japan.
The latest DPRK test launch comes five days after Pyongyang last fired a ballistic missile towards the East Sea in what it claimed was a successful test. South Korea's JCS dismissed the launch as 'deception', adding that the missile had likely failed and exploded mid-air.
Ballistic missile launched by DPRK may have 'exploded inland during abnormal flight' - Joint Chiefs of Staff
Col. Lee Sung-jun, spokesperson for South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), said that a ballistic missile launched by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) may have failed and possibly exploded within Pyongyang's territory while speaking at a press conference in Seoul on Monday.
Lee explained that the missile was one of two launched by the DPRK from the Jangyeon area.
"The second missile launched by North Korea may have flown abnormally in its early stages. If it exploded during abnormal flight, the debris could have fallen inland," the spokesperson said.
Lee declined to comment on where the missile may have landed, stating that 'multiple factors need to be analysed'. The spokesperson added that Seoul has 'no confirmed information' on the potential damage caused by the fallen rocket.
Earlier in the day, Pyongyang reported that it had test-fired its new Hwasong-11Da-4.5 tactical ballistic missile, which had crashed down off the coast of Japan.
Lee refuted this claim, alleging that both missiles had gone down within the DPRK, with the first flying 'approximately 600 km' before "landing in waters off the North's northeastern city of Chongjin."
It comes a day after the DPRK vowed to enact 'offensive and overwhelming' countermeasures in response to a joint military exercise between South Korea, the United States and Japan.
The latest DPRK test launch comes five days after Pyongyang last fired a ballistic missile towards the East Sea in what it claimed was a successful test. South Korea's JCS dismissed the launch as 'deception', adding that the missile had likely failed and exploded mid-air.
Col. Lee Sung-jun, spokesperson for South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), said that a ballistic missile launched by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) may have failed and possibly exploded within Pyongyang's territory while speaking at a press conference in Seoul on Monday.
Lee explained that the missile was one of two launched by the DPRK from the Jangyeon area.
"The second missile launched by North Korea may have flown abnormally in its early stages. If it exploded during abnormal flight, the debris could have fallen inland," the spokesperson said.
Lee declined to comment on where the missile may have landed, stating that 'multiple factors need to be analysed'. The spokesperson added that Seoul has 'no confirmed information' on the potential damage caused by the fallen rocket.
Earlier in the day, Pyongyang reported that it had test-fired its new Hwasong-11Da-4.5 tactical ballistic missile, which had crashed down off the coast of Japan.
Lee refuted this claim, alleging that both missiles had gone down within the DPRK, with the first flying 'approximately 600 km' before "landing in waters off the North's northeastern city of Chongjin."
It comes a day after the DPRK vowed to enact 'offensive and overwhelming' countermeasures in response to a joint military exercise between South Korea, the United States and Japan.
The latest DPRK test launch comes five days after Pyongyang last fired a ballistic missile towards the East Sea in what it claimed was a successful test. South Korea's JCS dismissed the launch as 'deception', adding that the missile had likely failed and exploded mid-air.