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| UN Security Council condemns North Korea missile test | UN Security Council condemns North Korea missile test |
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| The UN Security Council has unanimously condemned North Korea's latest missile test and warned of new sanctions. | The UN Security Council has unanimously condemned North Korea's latest missile test and warned of new sanctions. |
| In a statement, the 15-member Council demanded that Pyongyang conduct no further such tests. | In a statement, the 15-member Council demanded that Pyongyang conduct no further such tests. |
| North Korea earlier said the missile it had tested on Sunday was a new type of rocket capable of carrying a large nuclear warhead. | North Korea earlier said the missile it had tested on Sunday was a new type of rocket capable of carrying a large nuclear warhead. |
| The missile travelled some 700km (435 miles), reaching an altitude of 2,000km and landing in the sea west of Japan. | The missile travelled some 700km (435 miles), reaching an altitude of 2,000km and landing in the sea west of Japan. |
| North Korea said it was a test of the abilities of a "newly developed ballistic rocket". | |
| South Korea's military said it could not yet verify the North's claims. | |
| But it said Pyongyang's missiles did appear to be able to leave and re-enter the atmosphere, which is crucial to developing intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), South Korea's Yonhap news agency reports. |