N. Korea launches rocket

N. Korea launches rocket

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo of an image on the screen of North Korea's satellite control center shows a rocket, following its launch from the Sohae rocket launching facility in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province, in the northwest of the country, on Dec. 12, 2012. 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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