Satellite Images Show North Korea Had Accidentally Hit One Of Its Own Cities With A Ballistic Missile Last Year

Daily Mail: Did North Korea accidentally hit one of its own cities with a missile? Satellite images 'show failed test launch struck town with population of 200,000'

* Satellite images 'show damage caused to a building after failed rocket launch'
* Hwasong missile crashed down in Tokchon, north of Pyongyang, it is claimed
* US government official says the rocket travelled just 25 miles on April 28, 2017

North Korea may have accidentally hit one its own cities with a missile, it has been claimed.

Satellite images show damage caused by a failed test launch that struck Tokchon, a city of 200,000 in the interior of Kim Jong-un's secretive state, according to a US government official.

The Hwasong KN-17 medium-range rocket was fired from Pukchang Airfield in South Pyongan Province, 40 miles north of Pyongyang on April 28 last year, it is claimed.

But it failed shortly after take-off, the Diplomat reports, before crashing down in the Chongsin-dong area of Tokchon, apparently damaging what looks like an agricultural or industrial building.

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WNU Editor: This failed missile test happened in April of last year .... and we are only learning about it now?!?!?

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