S.Korea military apologises over failed missile, says warhead did not explode

A surface-to-surface missile is fired into the sea off the east coast in this handout picture provided by the Defense Ministry, South Korea, October 5, 2022. South Korean Defense Ministry/Handout via REUTERS

South Korea's military apologised on Wednesday for causing residents to worry about a failed missile launch during its joint drill with the United States in response to North Korea's launch of a ballistic missile over Japan a day earlier.

The military also said the warhead of the missile - the South Korean Hyunmoo-2 - did not explode.

(Reporting by Joori Roh; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)