SEOUL, May 29 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has launched a short-range missile from its Musudan-ri rocket launch site on the country's east coast, a South Korean government official said Friday.
"What the North has launched this time appears to be different from what it had launched (previously)," the official said. "It is a new type of a land-to-air missile," the official said.
North Korea launched the missile, with an estimated range of 160 km, into the East Sea at around 6:12 p.m., according to the official.
The North has been firing a series of missiles since Monday, when it said it successfully conducted its second nuclear test.
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This is the sixth short-range missile North Korea has test-fired since Monday's nuclear test.
Western and South Korean sources put the yield of Monday's North Korean nuclear test at four or less kilotons - far below the 10 to 20 kiloton yield estimate given by the Russian defense ministry.
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U.S. officials say there are new signs North Korea may be planning even more missile launches... there are indications of increased activity at a site used to fire long-range missiles.
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