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North Korea set to fire short-range missile

SEOUL
Mon May 25, 2009 8:27pm EDT
Sin Son Ho, North Korea's ambassador to the United Nations, exits the North Korean Mission in New York May 25, 2009. REUTERS/Allison Joyce

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea is ready to fire another short-range missile off its west coast either on Tuesday or Wednesday, Yonhap news agency quoted a South Korean official as saying.

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On Monday, the reclusive state tested its second nuclear device and fired off three short-range missiles, earning it international condemnation.

"North Korea declared a ban for ships in the sea off its South Pyongan province between the 25th to 27th (of May). It looks like it will fire a short-range missile between today and tomorrow," it quoted the unnamed official as saying.

(Reporting by Rhee So-eui, writing by Jonathan Thatcher)
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