Upon arrival, Scholz condemned the Iranian strikes on Israel
A suspected intercontinental ballistic missile fired by North Korea is "currently flying" and may fall into Japan's economic waters, Tokyo's defence ministry said on Friday.
"North Korea launched an ICBM-class ballistic missile from near the western coast of the Korean Peninsula at around 10.14am (01.14 GMT) today," it said in a statement.
"Details are being analysed, but the fired ballistic missile is currently flying and may fall into the Sea of Japan within Japan's exclusive economic zone (EEZ)."
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Japan's coastguard, citing the defence ministry, said the missile was expected to fall in the waters around 210km west of Oshima Oshima Island off Hokkaido in Northern Japan at around 11.20am local time (02.20 GMT), but there was no immediate confirmation it had landed.
It was Pyongyang's second launch in two days as the isolated state continues a record-breaking blitz that has sent fears of a nuclear test soaring.
A South Korean defence official told AFP they "estimated that North Korea had fired an ICBM", without giving further details.
Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) earlier said it had detected the "launch of an unidentified ballistic missile in an eastward direction".
Upon arrival, Scholz condemned the Iranian strikes on Israel
Police have named the assailant as 40-year-old itinerant man Joel Cauchi
Family expresses condolences to the victims
The airline has already suspended flights to and from Tehran until April 18
All flights at Egyptian airports are according to the usual schedules, except for some flights heading to countries that have closed their airspace, said the govt
Air India and Vistara have announced avoidance of Iranian airspace and are taking longer flight paths for their Europe and US operations
Israel has a multi-layered air defence system that has intercepted thousands of rockets since it first went into operation in 2011
Police said there was no evidence to suggest Joel Cauchi was 'driven by any particular motivation, ideology or otherwise'