SEOUL/TOKYO - A North Korean satellite launch on Wednesday ended in failure, sending the booster and payload plunging into the sea, North Korean state media said, and the South's military said it had recovered parts of the launch vehicle.
It prompted emergency alerts and brief evacuation warnings in parts of South Korea and Japan. The notices were withdrawn with no danger or damage reported. South Korea last week placed satellites in orbit with a domestically designed and produced rocket for the first time, and China sent three astronauts to its space station as part of crew rotation on Tuesday.
Air raid sirens wailed across the South Korean capital of Seoul about 6:32 a.m. as the city warned citizens to prepare for a potential evacuation. Later alerts said the city warning had been a mistake. The White House condemned a launch using ballistic missile technology and said in a statement it was assessing the situation in coordination with allies.
Before Wednesday's launch, the U.S. State Department said any North Korean launch that used ballistic missile technology would violate multiple United Nations Security Council resolutions.
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