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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

South Korea says North Korea fired missile into sea

KCNA via KNS

North Korea launched a long-range ballistic missile a day after it warned of an “unprecedentedly” strong response to an upcoming joint military drill by the US and South Korea.

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the long-range missile was fired at around 5.22pm on Saturday from an area near Pyongyang’s international airport, where the North has conducted most of its recent intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) tests.

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