North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile early Saturday but the launch failed just after liftoff, the U.S. military said, just hours after the top U.S. diplomat called on other nations to cut diplomatic and economic ties with Pyongyang.
U.S. Pacific Command said the launch was from near the Pukchang airfield, northeast of the capital.
The missile did not leave North Korean territory, it added.
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