Update at 17:00 KST: This story has been updated to include additional information on the launch from the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and to add comments from an anonymous MOU official made this afternoon.
South Korea's presidential office on Friday called on North Korea to cease regular projectile launches, warning that Pyongyang's actions could serve to increase military tensions on the peninsula.
Update at 17:00 KST: This story has been updated to include additional information on the launch from the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and to add comments from an anonymous MOU official made this afternoon.
South Korea's presidential office on Friday called on North Korea to cease regular projectile launches, warning that Pyongyang's actions could serve to increase military tensions on the peninsula.
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