N. Korea launches rocket

N. Korea launches rocket

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura holds a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 12, 2012, after North Korea launched a rocket. The rocket apparently flew over the island prefecture in southwestern Japan. Japan, the United States and other countries suspect the launch is a covert test of long-range missile technology in violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions.

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