NORTH KOREA/SOUTH KOREA
South Korea Confirms Missile Launch by North
South Korea's presidential office confirmed reports that North Korea had launched short-range missiles on Friday.
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Reuters
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Published: March 28, 2008 06:03h
A presidential spokesman told a news briefing that the North had launched short range missiles as a part of a military exercise. Local news reports said three were launched into the sea off the west coast. "We believe the North does not want a deterioration of relations between the South and the North," spokesman Lee Dong-kwan told reporters.
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