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August 15, 2014

N. Korea fires rockets as Pope arrives in South
Seoul (AFP) Aug 14, 2014
North Korea fired five short-range rockets into the sea off its east coast Thursday, just as Pope Francis arrived in Seoul for a five-day visit. The launches began at 9:30 am (0030 GMT) at a site near the North's eastern port of Wonsan, with the rockets fired into the East Sea (Sea of Japan) at a maximum range of 220 kilometres (130 miles), a defence ministry spokesman said. Three were fired in the morning and two in the afternoon, he said. "They are presumed to have been fired from a 300-mi ... read more

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