# North Korea launches ballistic missile as tensions with Seoul grow over border mine blasts

https://mins.news/en/item/84404

- France 24, 2026-10-03 02:40 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20261003-north-korea-fires-ballistic-missile-after-seoul-s-apology-demand

> North Korea fired a ballistic missile Saturday morning from the Wonsan area on its east coast into the Sea of Japan, according to South Korea’s military. Tensions have risen again as Seoul demands an apology for a blast last month that wounded three South Korean soldiers inside the Demilitarized Zone.

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