UN Security Council holds closed-door meeting on North Korean missiles

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un earlier hailed the successful test of a powerful new medium-range Musudan missile

Kim Jong Un, North Korea
File photo of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as he gestures while watching a military parade in Pyongyang, North Korea. Photo: AP/PTI
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Last Updated : Jun 23 2016 | 8:05 AM IST
The UN Security Council has held closed-door consultations about the latest missile launch by North Korea, which Pyongyang claims poses a direct threat to US military bases in the Pacific.

The meeting of the 15-member council was called after North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un earlier yesterday hailed the successful test of a powerful new medium-range Musudan missile, calling it a "great event" that significantly bolsters the North's pre-emptive nuclear attack capability, the official KCNA news agency reported.
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First Published: Jun 23 2016 | 7:07 AM IST

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