North Korea conducted a missile test off its east coast on Friday morning, but the launch appears to have failed, say US and South Korean officials.

The South Korean Defense Ministry confirmed the failed missile launch but gave no other details.The launch coincided with the birthday of North Korea’s founding leader, Kim Il-sung.

Last month, the U.N. Security Council condemned North Korea’s most recent ballistic missile launches, calling them “unacceptable,” a clear violation of U.N. resolutions banning such tests and a threat to regional and international security.

After the toughest sanctions North Korea has made a series of threats against the South and the US.

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