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North Korea fires missile, says South Korea

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during the Third Enlarged Meeting of the Seventh Central Military Commission (CMC) of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) in this undated photo released on December 22, 2019, by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). (Reuters)
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. (File photo: AFP)

North Korea fires missile, says South Korea

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The Associated Press, Seoul

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North Korea fired an unidentified projectile on Monday, South Korea's defence ministry said.

The ministry did not provide details of the projectile.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw military drills on Friday, a rare public outing amid efforts to prevent an outbreak of the coronavirus in the isolated country.

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