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Urgent: DPRK declares test firing another intercontinental ballistic missile

Xinhua,November 29, 2017 Adjust font size:

PYONGYANG, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) successfully test fired a newly developed Intercontinental Ballistic Missile early Wednesday morning, the country's Korean Central Television reported.

DPRK tested "Hwasong-15" after its top leader Kim Jong Un signed the order the previous day, the report said. Enditem