North Korea missile crashes into its own cities: Report

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North Korea missile crashes into its own cities: Report
North Korea missile crashes into its own cities: Report

New Delhi : A North Korean missile has been reportedly crashed into its own cities after its failed launch.

US officials said the Hwasong-12 intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) was initially thought to have disintegrated mid-flight after it was fired on 28 April last year.

As per new data received, it has been learned that the missile had crashed in the city of Tokchon, around 90 miles north of the secretive communist country's capital, Pyongyang.

The blast from missile had caused a significant damage to a complex of industrial or agricultural buildings, The Diplomat magazine reported, citing a US intelligence source alongside satellite imagery.

Recently, Donald Trump and Kim Jong's fight over nuclear button had made headlines.

"North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un just stated that the 'Nuclear Button is on his desk at all times'. Will someone from his depleted and food starved regime please inform him that I too have a Nuclear Button, but it is a much bigger and more powerful one than his, and my Button works!" the US President tweeted.