Story highlights A US official says the missile was an intermediate ballistic missileA South Korean source says the projectile traveled 500 kilometers(CNN) North Korea on Sunday test-fired a ballistic missile, an official in the South Korean Ministry of Defense told CNN. It is the first missile test conducted by North Korea since Donald Trump became US president. Another source within the Defense Ministry told CNN that North Korea launched a projectile from North Pyongan Province. The missile traveled 500 kilometers (310 miles) and landed in the Sea of Japan, also known as the East Sea, sources said. The launch appears to have involved an intermediate range ballistic missile, a senior US official told CNN.

Source: CNN February 12, 2017 00:20 UTC