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Tokyo halts subway trains after North Korea missile test

Tokyo Metro stopped services shortly after 6 am as part of measures adopted this month

This undated photo distributed on Sept 6, 2016, by the North Korean govt, shows ballistic missiles launched during a drill at an undisclosed location in North Korea.
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This undated photo distributed on Sept 6, 2016, by the North Korean govt, shows ballistic missiles launched during a drill at an undisclosed location in North Korea.

Shin Shoji | Bloomberg
Trains on Tokyo’s biggest subway were halted for 10 minutes Saturday morning after North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile.

Tokyo Metro stopped services shortly after 6 am as part of measures adopted this month under which services are halted after reports of a North Korean missile launch until confirming that it’s safe to operate, Kyodo News said, citing the operator. About 13,000 people were affected by the suspension.

A ballistic missile was launched shortly after 5.30 am from northeast of Pyongyang, flying for about 50 kilometres before falling on North Korean land, Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told reporters.

“Our nation resolutely