SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea said Friday it had successfully tested a solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile, which state media hailed as a key breakthrough for the country's nuclear counterattack capabilities. South Korea's military said Thursday that the North had likely tested a new type of ballistic missile, with the launch briefly triggering an evacuation order in parts of Japan. Photographs released by state media showed leader Kim Jong Un — accompanied by his young daughter — watching a black-and-white missile blast off in a cloud of smoke, and smiling in jubilation after the purportedly successful launch.

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