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North Korea launches rocket amid international condemnation
Apr 13th, 2012
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea on Friday launched its controversial rocket carrying a weather satellite, South Korea's Defense Ministry and U.S. officials said. A spokesman for the Defense Ministry in Seoul told reporters at a briefing that the launch at taken place at 0739 local time (2239 GMT) and that South Korea and the United States were checking whether it had been a success. The launch has drawn international criticism and threats to shoot the rocket down as well as sabotaged a food aid deal with the United States. ... (Source: Reuters) -
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