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Monday, April 08, 2013

Japan to shoot down N Korea missile: govt

Japan has ordered its armed forces to shoot down any North Korean missile headed towards its territory, a defence ministry spokesman says.

Defence Minister Itsunori Onodera issued the order, which will see Aegis destroyers equipped with sea-based interceptor missiles deployed in the Sea of Japan, the defence official said.

The official said the order, which was issued on Sunday, was routine and was being kept low-key.

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