SEOUL: North Korea has ridiculed suggestions that it sought to upstage Pope Francis’ visit to South Korea by firing a series of short-range rockets as the pontiff flew into Seoul.
Senior rocket scientist Kim In-Yong was quoted by the North’s official KCNA news agency, accusing Seoul of seeking to tarnish Pyongyang’s image.
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