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N.K. test-fires missiles into West Sea: sources SEOUL, March 28 (Yonhap) -- North Korea test-fired several missiles into the sea off the country's west coast Friday, sources here said. The test, believed to be of Russian Styx missiles, comes one day after the communist nation threw out all South Korean government officials from the inter-Korean industrial complex in the North in apparent disgruntlement over the Lee Myung-bak government's hard-line North Korea policy.

S. Korea, U.S. verifying reports on test of new N.K. missile in Iran: source WASHINGTON, May 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korean and U.S. military authorities are trying to verify newly obtained intelligence that North Korea test-launched in Iran a new kind of missile that was only revealed to the public last month, a source here said Tuesday. Speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity involved, the source said North Korea doesn't appear to have tested the intermediate-range ballistic missile within its territory. "But we did obtain intelligence tips that the missile was test-fired in Iran. I understand that...