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North Korea fires third short-range missile: South

SEOUL
Thu Jul 2, 2009 8:23am EDT
North Korean soldiers walk along the North Korean/ Chinese border near the North Korean town of Sinuiju, opposite the Chinese city of Dandong, July 2, 2009. REUTERS/Jacky Chen

North Korean soldiers walk along the North Korean/ Chinese border near the North Korean town of Sinuiju, opposite the Chinese city of Dandong, July 2, 2009.

Credit: Reuters/Jacky Chen

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea test-fired a third short-range missile on Thursday, a South Korean defense ministry spokesman said.

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The spokesman said the missile was launched around 7:50 p.m. (1050 GMT) but gave no further details. Earlier the ministry said the North had fired two surface-to-ship missiles between 5:20 p.m. (0820 GMT) and 6 p.m. from its east coast.

(Reporting by Miyoung Kim; Editing by Alex Richardson)



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