LEAD) N. Korea fires new type of short-range missile off east coast: source

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SEOUL, May 29 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has launched a short-range missile from its
Musudan-ri rocket launch site on the country's east coast, a South Korean
government official said Friday.

"What the North has launched this time appears to be different from what it had
launched (previously)," the official said. "It is a new type of a land-to-air
missile," the official said.
North Korea launched the missile, with an estimated range of 160 km, into the
East Sea at around 6:12 p.m., according to the official.
The North has been firing a series of missiles since Monday, when it said it
successfully conducted its second nuclear test.
ygkim@yna.co.kr
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