NKorea nuclear test 'extremely regrettable': UN watchdog

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Last Updated : Sep 03 2017 | 2:57 PM IST
North Korea's latest nuclear test is "extremely regrettable" and "in complete disregard" of the international community's repeated demands, the head of the UN atomic watchdog said today.
"Today's nuclear test by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) is an extremely regrettable act," International Atomic Energy Agency head Yukiya Amano said in a statement. "This new test, which follows the two tests last year and is the sixth since 2006, is in complete disregard of the repeated demands of the international community.

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First Published: Sep 03 2017 | 2:57 PM IST

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