North Korea fires missile off east coast, says South Korea military

SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea fired an unidentified missile off its east coast on Tuesday, South Korea’s military said.

The launch came about a week after the North fired what it claimed was a new intermediate-range hypersonic ballistic missile, which was North Korea’s first missile test since Nov. 5.

The latest launch also occurred days before U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, who held unprecedented summits with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during his first term and has touted their personal rapport, returns to office.

(Reporting by Hyonhee Shin; Editing by Ed Davies)