Pentagon confirms failed North Korea missile test

CAIRO – 15 April 2017: The US Defense Department confirmed on Saturday that North Korea have fired a missile, and said the launch failed "almost immediately."

"US Pacific Command detected and tracked what we assess was a North Korean missile launch at 21:21 GMT April 15," said Dave Benham, a spokesman with the US Pacific command.

"The launch of the ballistic missile occurred near Sinpo. The missile blew up almost immediately," Benham said.