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North Korea fires intercontinental ballistic missile

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ICBM flew for 86 minutes - the longest flight recorded by an ICMB .

It flew over 1,000km ( 621 miles ) before falling into waters off South Korea's east coast .

North Korea last fired an ICBM in December last year , in defiance of UN sanctions.

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