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N Korea prepping for another nuclear test, Seoul alleges

| | Sep 12, 2016, at 05:47 pm
Pyongyang, Sept 12 (IBNS): Paying no heed to several requests and sanctions against it, Kim Jong-un led North Korea is preparing for another nuclear test, according to South Korean media.

North Korea has already conducted five nuclear tests, the latest of which took place on Friday.

An unused tunnel at the Punggye-ri test site can be the place for the sixth test, reports said.

Mulling over their neighbour's actions, South Korean military source told Yonhap News Agency on Sunday said that it plans to annihilate Pyongyang if N Korea shows any signs of mounting a nuclear attack.

 

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