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SEOUL — South Korea on Wednesday test-fired two ballistic missiles capable of hitting any part of North Korea, in an apparent response to recent bellicose boasts from Pyongyang about its nuclear and missile capabilities.
In an unusual move, President Park Geun-Hye personally observed the test exercise, a defense ministry official said.
"The military tested two home-developed, long-range missiles that could hit any target in North Korea," the official told AFP on condition of anonymity.
The test came almost a month after North Korea said it had successfully tested a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) — a claim which numerous experts said was probably exaggerated.
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