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N Korea Reportedly Fires Ballistic Missile From Submarine

© AP Photo / Ahn Young-joonA man watches a TV screen showing a file footage of the missile launch conducted by North Korea, at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 18, 2016
A man watches a TV screen showing a file footage of the missile launch conducted by North Korea, at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 18, 2016 - Sputnik International
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Noth Korea launched a ballistic missile from submarine on Saturday, Yonhap reports citing the South Korean office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The North Korean military apparently fired a ballistic missile from a submarine off the country's east coast on Saturday, the South Korean military said.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watches landing and anti-landing exercises being carried out by the Korean People's Army (KPA) at an unknown location, in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang on March 20, 2016 - Sputnik International
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The launch took place on at 09:30 GMT, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said, as quoted by Yonhap news agency.

No other details were immediately available.

According to the Japanese media, citing the country's defense ministry, several missiles might have been launched from North Korea toward the Sea of Japan on Saturday afternoon.

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