BY REUTERS | APR 29, 2017,
06.32 AM IST
SEOUL/UNITED NATIONS: North Korea test-fired a ballistic
missile on Saturday, South Korea's and U.S. militaries said, defying intense
pressure from the United States and the reclusive state's main ally, China.
U.S. and South Korean officials said the test,
from an area north of the North Korean capital, Pyongyang, appeared to have
failed, in what would be a fourth successive unsuccessful missile test since
March.
The test came as U.S. Secretary of State Rex
Tillerson warned the U.N. Security Council that failure to curb North Korea's
nuclear and ballistic missile programmes could lead to "catastrophic
consequences".
U.S. officials, speaking on condition of
anonymity, said the missile was probably a medium-range weapon known as a KN-17
and appears to have broken up within minutes of taking off.
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