Kim hails ‘ miracle’ ballistic missile test

Seoul: North Korean leader Kim Jong- un has hailed the recent test of a submarine launched ballistic missile ( SLBM) — which was viewed with wary scepticism outside the reclusive state — as a miraculous leap forward. The North’s official KCNA news agency reported Tuesday that Mr Kim hosted a gathering of the scientists and technicians who were behind the test that was announced with great fanfare earlier this month. According to KCNA, Mr Kim congratulated the participants for producing an “eye- opening miracle” and a “historical event” that had left North Korea with a powerful strategic weapon. —