SEOUL (Reuters) - Several North Korean missiles were recently spotted
moved from a rocket facility in the capital Pyongyang, South Korea's Korean
Broadcasting System (KBS) reported late Friday amid speculation that the North
was preparing to take more provocative actions.
The report cited an unnamed intelligence source saying South Korean and
U.S. intelligence officials detected missiles being transported away from North
Korea's Missile Research and Development Facility at Sanum-dong in the northern
part of Pyongyang.
The report did not say when or where they had been moved.
The missiles could be either intermediate range Hwasong-12 or
intercontinental ballistic Hwasong-14 missiles, according to the report, though
the missile facility at Sanum-dong has been dedicated to the production of
intercontinental ballistic missiles.
A source from South Korea's defence ministry said he could not confirm
details of the report or whether there has been any unusual activities in the
area mentioned.
South Korean official have voiced concerns that North Korea could
conduct more provocative acts near the anniversary of the founding of its
communist party on Oct. 10, or possibly when China holds its Communist Party
Congress on Oct. 18.
(Reporting by Heekyong Yang; Editing by Simon Cameron-Moore)
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