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 Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2016 4:33 am Post subject: South Korea: North Korea missile launch failed |
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North Korea attempted to fire a missile from its eastern coast Friday, but the launch ended in failure, according to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff.
The statement from South Korea's military did not specify what sort of missile was part of the test. The attempt involved an intermediate-range Musudan missile, according to South Korean media reports.
The launch effort came on the birthday of Kim Il Sung, the founder of North Korea. The holiday, known as "Day of the Sun" in North Korea, is one of the most important in the country.
A U.S. defense official said a North Korean missile launch had failed at 4:33 p.m. ET Thursday, after the U.S. Strategic Command systems detected and tracked the attempt. At this time, there was "no evidence the missile reached flight," a U.S. official told CNN's Barbara Starr
A U.S. State Department official said: "We have seen the reports. We are closely monitoring the situation."
http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/14/asia/north-korea-missile-launch/index.html
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