Seoul, South Korea (CNN) -- A Chinese passenger jet with more than 200 people on board flew through the trajectory of a North Korean rocket that had been fired minutes earlier, the South Korean government said. North Korea fired the rocket Tuesday at 4:17 p.m. without giving any navigational warning, Kim Min-Seok, a spokesman for the South Korean Defense Ministry, said Wednesday. Seven minutes later, a China Southern Airlines plane carrying 220 passengers from Japan's Narita airport to Shenyang in China passed through the rocket's trajectory, he said. "It was a very dangerous situation," Kim said during a news briefing. "North Korea's provocative actions violate the international navigation laws and pose a great threat to the safety of civilians."
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NEW: China will "seek verification" on the matter, an official says
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North Korea gave no navigational warning of the launch, South Korea says
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The chances of collision were "extremely low," an aviation industry observer says
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North Korea says its missile and rocket launches are for training purposes
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The rocket in question was one of seven fired Tuesday by North Korea into the sea off its east coast, according to @placeholder authorities.