UPDATED. The launch prompts emergency alerts and brief evacuation warnings in parts of South Korea and Japan.
A North Korean satellite launch on Wednesday, May 31, ended in failure after the rocket’s second stage malfunctioned, sending the booster and payload plunging into the sea, North Korean state media said.
It prompted emergency alerts and brief evacuation warnings in parts of South Korea and Japan. The notices were withdrawn with no danger or damage reported. Air raid sirens wailed across the South Korean capital of Seoul about 6:32 a.m. as the city warned citizens to prepare for a potential evacuation. Later alerts said the city warning had been a mistake.
Before Wednesday’s launch, the US State Department said any North Korean launch that used ballistic missile technology would violate multiple United Nations Security Council resolutions.
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