(LEAD) defense minister-NK launch (LEAD) S. Korea, U.S. working together to search for and salvage sunken parts of N. Korea's space rocket(ATTN: RECASTS 2nd para; UPDATES with more remarks in paras 4-5) SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States are currently in coordination to search for and salvage the sunken parts of North Korea's failed launch of a purported space rocket earlier this week, Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup said Friday. Lee told lawmakers that the allies have been sharing information and coordinating together in the search efforts after the North's launch of the rocket carrying what it claims to be a spy satellite ended in failure early Thursday.

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