SEOUL, July 4 (APP/AFP) – North Korea successfully tested an inter-continental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Tuesday, it said, in the culmination of a decades-long ambition. The “landmark” test of a Hwasong-14 missile was overseen by leader Kim Jong-Un, a female announcer wearing traditional dress said in a special announcement on state Korean Central Television.
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