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North Korea fails in new missile test: Seoul

SEOUL — A new North Korean missile test failed on Wednesday (March 22), the South's defence ministry said, two weeks after Pyongyang launched four rockets in what it called a drill for an attack on US bases in Japan.

A Taepodong-2 rocket is seen after being launched from the North Korean rocket launch facility in Musudan Ri in this picture released by the North's official news agency KCNA. Reuters file photo

A Taepodong-2 rocket is seen after being launched from the North Korean rocket launch facility in Musudan Ri in this picture released by the North's official news agency KCNA. Reuters file photo

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SEOUL — A new North Korean missile test failed on Wednesday (March 22), the South's defence ministry said, two weeks after Pyongyang launched four rockets in what it called a drill for an attack on US bases in Japan.

"South Korea and the United States are aware of the North Korean missile launch and suspect it was a failure," said a spokesman for Seoul's defence ministry. AFP

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