Satellite images 'show N Korea rocket launch activity'
08:00, 30 March 2012
LONDON. March 30. KAZINFORM New satellite images of North Korea appear to show the country preparing for the launch of a rocket next month.
The photos, taken on Wednesday, indicate that work at the Tongchang-ri site is under way, according to analysis by a US university, BBC News reports.
Pyongyang says it plans to fire a rocket to put a satellite into orbit next month to mark the centennial of the birth of Kim Il-sung.
The move has sparked international criticism.
North Korea claims the launch - which is scheduled for between 12-16 April - is only a satellite and is for scientific purposes.
But the US and North Korea's neighbours insist it will be a disguised long-range missile test, breaking the terms of an agreement made last month and contravening UN resolutions.