Kim Yo Jong, speaking to North Korea's state-controlled media following a failed launch attempt on Wednesday, said it was 'certain' the country would 'correctly' launch a satellite in the 'near future'.
It comes afterNorth Korean
setback, the country's state-controlled broadcaster, KCNA, reported there had been a"grave" defect with the rocket, and it had crashed into the Yellow Sea. Alongside Ms Kim's comments, KCNA also published images of what it said was the new"Chollima-1" rocket lifting off from a coastal launch pad.Wednesday's launch was the country's sixth attempt to put a satellite into orbit, and its first since 2016.
North Korea previously announced plans to launch the satellite, saying it would be used to monitor US activity.It prompted air raid sirens across
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