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Seoul: North Korea faked 'monster' ICBM launch
By Agence France-Presse
Mar 31, 2022 12:11 am

(UPDATED) SEOUL: North Korea faked the launch of what analysts have dubbed its 'monster missile' last week, Seoul's military said on Wednesday, adding that the test was, in reality, likely the same intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) Pyongyang fired in 2017.

This file picture taken on March 24, 2022 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on March 25, 2022 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (center) walking near what state media report says was a new type inter-continental ballistic missile (ICBM) before its test launch at an undisclosed location in North Korea. AFP PHOTO/KCNA VIA KNS

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