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Two suspected midrange missiles launch Thursday

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Seoul, South Korea (CNN) North Korea fired two midrange Musudan missiles Thursday, but both appear to have failed, a South Korean Defense Ministry official said.

The first was fired about 6:10 a.m. local time (5:40 p.m. Wednesday ET).

The military cannot confirm exactly when the missile exploded but said it "crashed shortly after it was launched," a Defense Ministry official said.

A second Musudan missile was fired Thursday at 6:56 p.m. local time (6:26 a.m. ET), the official said.