SEOUL: North Korea said Monday it tested cameras to be installed on a spy satellite, with the announcement coming a day after its neighbors detected.

While North Korean state media didn't directly acknowledge any missile launch Sunday, it said the "important test" involved cameras for a reconnaissance satellite conducting vertical and oblique photography of a specific area of Earth.

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