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North Korea confirmed that this Thursday it conducted a rehearsal with a "super-large" rocket launcher that demonstrated "to perfection" its successive firing sequence. The operation was confirmed by the official North Korean agency KCNA, which indicated that it aimed to "verify the safety of the successive firing system of the weaponry . "

It was the first ballistic test conducted by North Korea since last October 2. As reported by South Korean military sources on Thursday, at least two projectiles fell in waters of Japan (East Sea in the two Koreas).

According to KCNA, the "experimental" firing of the "super-large reactive rocket launcher" was carried out by the National Defense Academy of Sciences, and was not directly witnessed by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. But Kim was informed about it and "was pleased and congratulated the scientists" responsible for the military operation, the official agency added.

The time of launch, at 16.30 local time (07.30 GMT), was unusual, because the Pyonyang regime usually launches missiles or rockets at dawn.

KCNA does not offer more technical details about the operation, such as how many projectiles were launched and where the rocket launcher base was.

The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff indicated Thursday that two short-range projectiles were launched from the vicinity of Suncheon City , about 50 kilometers northeast of Pyonyang.

Japan, meanwhile, realized that the Pyonyang regime had launched at least one projectile, which it said was possibly a missile.

The Pyonyang regime carried out similar operations with multiple large rocket launchers last September and August, apart from other tests with missiles made throughout this year.

This new ballistic exercise is carried out amid a new stalemate in the negotiations between Pyonyang and Washington that seek denuclearization of the Korean peninsula .

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