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(Recast)Urgent: DPRK fires ballistic missile into sea: Yonhap

Xinhua, March 18, 2016 Adjust font size:

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Friday fired a ballistic missile which flew about 800 km before falling into waters off the country's east coast, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported.

The move came at time when South Korea and the United States are carrying out their largest-ever annual military drills which Pyongyang deemed a provocation. Endit