North Korea fires missile; South condemns 'grave provocation'
SEOUL/TOKYO, April 13 (Reuters) - North Korea fired what might be a new model of ballistic missile on Thursday, South Korea said,
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triggering a scare in northern Japan, where residents were told to take cover, though there turned out to be no danger.
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The missile flew about 1,000 km (620 miles), South Korea's military said, calling it a "grave provocation".
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The missiles' apogee, or maximum altitude, has not been officially disclosed, though South Korea's
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Yonhap news agency said it appeared to have been less than 3,000km
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far below the height of some tests last year, which topped 6,000km.
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The South Korean military said it was on high alert and coordinating closely with its main ally,
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the United States, which "strongly condemned" what the White House said in a statement was a long-range ballistic missile test.
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