N. Korea celebrates rocket launch

N. Korea celebrates rocket launch

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Military personnel applaud in front of a slogan praising North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a rally in Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on Dec. 14, 2012, to celebrate North Korea's successful launch of an "earth observation satellite" on Dec. 12. Japan, the United States and other countries suspect the launch was a covert test of long-range missile technology in violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions.

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