(LEAD) Presidential office convenes security meeting after N. Korea’s launch

The office of President Yoon Suk Yeol called a security meeting Wednesday to discuss North Korea’s launch of what appeared to be a “space launch vehicle.”

North Korea fired the projectile toward the Yellow Sea, the South Korean military said, correcting its earlier announcement that it flew southward.

“A meeting to check the security situation will be held soon,” the presidential office said in a notice to reporters. “It plans to decide whether to convene a National Security Council meeting depending on the need.”

Source: Yonhap News Agency