Seoul, May 22, 2025 (AFP) - 'Serious' accident at North Korea warship launch: state media

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A major accident occurred at the launch ceremony for a new North Korean naval destroyer, state media reported Thursday, with leader Kim Jong Un calling the mishap a "criminal act". At a ceremony to launch a new 5,000-ton vessel in the eastern port city of Chongjin on Wednesday "a serious accident occurred", the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said. South Korea's military said North Korea also fired "multiple unidentified cruise missile......

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