North Korea launches rocket it says carrying satellite


  • World
  • Monday, 08 Feb 2016

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C) reacts as he watches a long range rocket launch in North Korea, in this photo released by Kyodo February 7, 2016. Mandatory credit REUTERS/Kyodo

SEOUL/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - North Korea launched a long-range rocket carrying what it called a satellite, drawing renewed international condemnation just weeks after it carried out a nuclear bomb test.

Critics of the rocket programme say it is being used to test technology for a long-range missile.

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