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N.Korea tests multiple rocket launchers: KCNA
SEOUL, May 5, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – North Korea has tested long-range multiple
rocket launchers and tactical guided weapons in a “strike drill” overseen by
leader Kim Jong Un, state media said Sunday.
The Korean Central News Agency said the drill took place Saturday, when
North Korea also fired projectiles into the sea in what could be Pyongyang’s
first short-range missile launch for more than a year as it seeks to up
pressure on Washington with nuclear talks deadlocked.
“The purpose of the drill was to estimate and inspect the operating
ability and the accuracy of striking duty performance of large-caliber long-
range multiple rocket launchers and tactical guided weapons by defence units
in the frontline area and on the eastern front,” KCNA said.
It said the drill took place in the East Sea, also known as the Sea of
Japan, as with the projectiles.
BSS/AFP/MSY/0809 hrs