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DPRK fires short-range missile off east coast: Yonhap
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-05-29 20:13 SEOUL -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) launched a short-range missile from its east coast, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency on Friday reported, citing an official at the South Korean government.
DPRK seems to have launched a missile into the East Sea at around 6:12 pm at Musudanri, Hwadae county, North Hamgyong province, according to the official. "The missile, with an estimated range of 160 km, was seemed to be a different from what it had launched before," said the official. "It might be a new type of a land-to-air missile," the official added. The DPRK has been firing a series of missiles since Monday, when it said it successfully conducted a second nuclear test. Special Coverage: Related Stories: DPRK urged to return to nuke talks US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry Thursday urged the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to return to the Six-Party Talks, saying what the country had done in the past week to escalate tensions was "reckless and counterproductive". The Rupulic of Korea (ROK) -US Combined Command Forces raised the watch level against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) by one notch on Thursday, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported, citing an official. The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Wednesday abandoned a truce that ended the Korean War and threatened to attack those who had provoked the country, in response to Seoul's decision to join a US-led international security initiative. World powers must be firm with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) but also take care to avoid inflaming tensions further, Russia's foreign minister said. The DPRK ignored international condemnation and test-fired two short-range missiles on Tuesday, and one again yesterday, adding to the three that it had tested the day before. DPRK scraps truce, raises tension in region with threats The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) yesterday abandoned a truce that ended the Korean War and threatened to attack those who had provoked the country, in response to Seoul's decision to join a US-led international security initiative.
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