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North Korea conducts missile test a day after announcing weekend talks with US

By Zach Halaschak
Published October 2, 2019 2:57am ET
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North Korea conducts missile test a day after announcing weekend talks with US
People watch a TV showing a file footage of a North Korea's missile launch during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Aug. 2, 2019. South Korea's military said North Korea fired unidentified projectiles twice Friday into the sea off its eastern coast in its third weapons tests in just over a week. The sign reads "North Korea fired unidentified projectiles." | (Ahn Young-joon/AP)

North Korea has test-fired a projectile off its southeast coast and into the Sea of Japan just hours after planned working-level talks were announced.

The missile test originated around the North Korean port city of Wonsan, according to a U.S. official who confirmed the test to Fox News. The launch came Wednesday, a day after North Korea said it would hold meetings with the U.S. this weekend.

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