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US warns NKorea over ŽŽprovocativeŽŽ launch
 [Al Arabiya Latest] U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday demanded North Korea halt its "provocative" impending missile launch, in a strongly worded public challenge after North Korea's military said it would attack "major targets" in Japan if Tokyo attempts to shoot down a satellite it intends to launch as soon as this weekend.At a joint news conference with French President Nicolas Sarkozy, ahead of the 60th anniversary of the NATO summit, Obama said: "We have made very clear to the North Koreans that their missile launch is provocative." The presidents comments came after Korean People's Army (KPA) issued a statement saying: "If Japan recklessly 'intercepts' the DPRK's (North's) satellite for peaceful purposes, the KPA will mercilessly deal deadly blows not only at the already deployed intercepting means but at major targets." Posted by: Fred 2009-04-04 |
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