SEOUL, May 14 (Reuters) - North Korea fired on Sunday an unidentified projectile from a region near its west coast, South Korea's military said.

The nature of the projectile is not immediately clear, a South Korean military official said by telephone.

Yonhap news agency reported the projectile launched appeared to be a ballistic missile. (Reporting by Jack Kim; Editing by Marguerita Choy)

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