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http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gnKz6JKf1o0Bic6UrduEAAlxyQ1wD97C1IQ00
AS APNewsAlert
5 minutes ago
TOKYO (AP) Japanese public broadcaster NHK says North Korea has launched a rocket, citing Japanese gov’t.
“North Korea Launches Long-Range Rocket, Says Japanese Government”
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SNIPPET: “”A rocket appears to have been launched from North Korea,” the prime minister’s office said in a statement.”
Fox News Alert saying it has been launched as well.