North Korea launches long-range rocket as Japan vows to ‘take action’ against Kim Jong-un’s rogue state
North Korea has launched a long-range rocket over Japan, Pentagon says
Rocket flew over Okinawa from a site in the west of the secretive state
Japanese PM Shinzo Abe said he would ‘take action’ against North Korea
John Kerry called the rocket launch as ‘a major provocation’ and said it was ‘a flagrant violation of UN Security Council Resolutions’
By OLLIE GILLMAN
DAILYMAIL.COM
7 February 2016
North Korea has hailed the launching of its long-range rocket over Japan as an ‘epochal event’ despite condemnation from world leaders over fears the rocket was a covert ballistic missile test.
The secretive state claimed they were only launching a satellite into space and ‘legitimately exercising the right to use space for independent and peaceful purposes’.
The country’s broadcast service released footage of the missile being launched as residents were shown celebrating in the streets of Pyongyang.
The Pentagon confirmed the launch, which saw the rocket fly over Okinawa, where Patriot missiles had been stationed with orders to shoot it down if it threatened Japanese territory.
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