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1st LD Writethru: DPRK's 2nd Musudan missile launch appears to have failed again

Xinhua, April 28, 2016 Adjust font size:

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s second test-launch of a Musudan intermediate-range ballistic missile appeared to have failed once again, Yonhap news agency reported on Thursday citing South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff.

The DPRK test-fired another Musudan missile from a mobile launcher at about 7:26 p.m. local time (1026 GMT) from the Wonsan area in the country's east coast region.

It appeared to have failed as the missile exploded in mid-air several seconds after liftoff.

Earlier in the day, the DPRK test-launched a mobile Musudan missile from the same region, which was believed to have failed as it crashed in waters off the east coast several seconds after take-off. Endit