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N. Korea launches ballistic missile - US, S. Korea say

21 May

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EPA / KCNA

North Korea conducted its latest missile test on Sunday from the South Pyeongan Province,Yonhap reported citing South Korean military officials.

"North Korea fired an unidentified projectile from a site this afternoon from the vicinity of Pukchang in Pyeongannam-do (South Pyeongan Province)," South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff stated. According to the South's military, Pyongyang's missile flew about 500 kilometers.

A US official confirmed the launch, adding the test featured a "medium-range ballistic missile."

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