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<b>N. Korea launches rocket, defying world pressure</b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Liftoff took place at 11:30 a.m. (0230GMT) Sunday from the coastal Musudan-ri launch pad in northeastern North Korea, the South Korean government said. In Washington, the State Department also confirmed the launch.

<b>The rocket flew over Japan and landed in the Pacific Ocean, the Japanese broadcaster NHK said</b>, citing its government.

"Our primary concern is to confirm safety and gather information," Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso told a news conference at his Tokyo office Sunday
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