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China Daily | Updated: 2008-03-24 07:15
Missile test successful
India successfully tested a short-range version of its most powerful nuclear-capable missile yesterday, the defense ministry said in a news release.
The Agni-I missile, which can travel up to 700 km, was test-fired over the Bay of Bengal from Wheeler's Island off India's east coast in the morning, the statement said. The Agni-1 can carry both conventional and nuclear warheads.
(China Daily 03/24/2008 page6)
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