DPRK claims successful test firing of medium-long range ballistic missile

People watch the news showing file footage of DPRK's missile launch at a railway station in Seoul on February 12, 2017. [Photo/VCG]

The state-run media noted that the test firing was conducted at a high angle considering security of the neighboring countries.

Kim was satisfied with the test launch, saying that the new type ballistic missile system "provides convenience in operation and ensuring speed in striking."

He called the missile as a "Juche weapon in name and reality" because both the launching truck and the missile were designed and produced on indigenous efforts and technology, the KCNA said.