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DPRK fires short-range missile off east coast: Yonhap

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-05-29 20:13

SEOUL -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) launched a short-range missile from its east coast, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency on Friday reported, citing an official at the South Korean government.

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DPRK seems to have launched a missile into the East Sea at around 6:12 pm at Musudanri, Hwadae county, North Hamgyong province, according to the official.

"The missile, with an estimated range of 160 km, was seemed to be a different from what it had launched before," said the official.

"It might be a new type of a land-to-air missile," the official added.

The DPRK has been firing a series of missiles since Monday, when it said it successfully conducted a second nuclear test.

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