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Urgent: DPRK test-fires strategic ballistic missile -- KCNA

Xinhua, May 9, 2015 Adjust font size:

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has successfully test-fired a strategic ballistic missile from an underwater submarine, official news agency reported on Saturday.

DPRK leader Kim Jong Un issued an order to begin the test-firing and watched the test, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

The report did not mention the date of the test. Endi