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Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham was an NK News contributor based in Seoul, South Korea. Follow him on Twitter @oliverhotham.
Update at 15:00 KST: North Korean TV aired footage of the launch on Thursday afternoon at 15:00, which you can see here.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Wednesday oversaw a test of a recently-developed "large-caliber multiple launch guided rocket system," the country's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported, in a move he said would cause "inescapable distress" to the DPRK's enemies.