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Daily Mirror
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Tim Hanlon

Kim Jong-un pictured with daughter for first time as family watch missile launch

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been seen holding hands with his daughter as they were pictured for the first time in public at the launching of an intercontinental ballistic missile.

It was the second major weapons test this month and Kim said the launch confirmed North Korea has another "reliable and maximum capacity" missile, as he warned the United States and its allies that their alleged provocative steps would lead to "their self-destruction," state media reported.

Kim oversaw the firing of the Hwasong-17 missile with North Korea's neighbours saying they had detected the launch of an ICBM potentially capable of reaching the continental US.

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