SEOUL: North Korea tried and failed to test-fire a ballistic missile on Friday, as the country celebrated the birthday of founding leader Kim Il-Sung, the South Korean military said.

The failed test followed widespread reports that the North was preparing the first-ever flight test of its mobile, medium-range Musudan missile, believed to be capable of striking US bases in the Pacific island of Guam.

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