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Kim Jong Un slams 'serious accident' at warship launch

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North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un condemns 'serious accident' during launch of new warship.

Parts of the 5,000-ton destroyer's bottom were crushed, tipping the vessel off balance.

Kim has ordered the ship to be restored before a key party meeting in June .

The authoritarian state has a woeful human rights record.

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English

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