SEOUL (AFP): North Korea announced on Saturday an imminent rocket launch in a move sure to draw stern US and UN condemnation and rack up tensions with South Korea which is just days from a presidential election.
It will be the North's second long-range rocket launch this year following a much-hyped but failed attempt in April.
In a statement carried by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), the Korean Committee for Space Technology said the new bid would be carried out between December 10 and 22.
The South Korean foreign ministry condemned the planned launch as a "deeply provocative act" that defied UN resolutions and would have significant repercussions for the already isolated state.
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