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Urgent: DPRK fires submarine-launched ballistic missile

Xinhua, August 24, 2016 Adjust font size:

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) into its eastern waters, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported on Wednesday.

The launch came after South Korea and the United States began their annual military drills on Monday. Endite