Photo gallery: North Korea says it has conducted third nuke test
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A customer look at television sets showing a report on North Korea's nuclear test at an electronics shop in Seoul on Feb 12, 2013. North Korea conducted a nuclear test on Tuesday, South Korea's defence ministry said, after seismic activity measuring 4.9 magnitude was registered by the U.S. Geological Survey. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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An activists from an anti-North Korea civic group burns a placard of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a protest in Seoul on Feb 12, 2013. -- PHOTO: AFP
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A South Korean protester holds a picture of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during an anti-North Korea rally following a report of the nuclear test conducted by North Korea, in Seoul, South Korea on Tuesday, Feb 12, 2013. -- PHOTO: AP
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South Korean protesters burn the pictures of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during an anti-North Korea rally following a nuclear test conducted by North Korea, in Seoul, South Korea on Tuesday, Feb 12, 2013. The letters read "Support, UN Sanction Strongly And Out, Kim Jong Un". -- PHOTO: AP
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South Korean protesters tears a North Korean flag with defaced portraits of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his wife Ri Sol Ju during an anti-North Korea rally in Seoul, South Korea, following a nuclear test conducted by North Korea on Tuesday, Feb 12, 2013. The signs read "Out, Kim Jong Un". -- PHOTO: AP
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South Korean protesters burn a North Korean flag and pictures of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during an anti-North Korea rally following a report of the nuclear test conducted by North Korea, in Seoul, South Korea on Tuesday, Feb 12, 2013. The letters read "Support, UN Sanction Strongly And Out, Kim Jong Un". -- PHOTO: AP
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South Korean protesters tears a North Korean flag during an anti-North Korea rally in Seoul, South Korea, following a nuclear test conducted by North Korea on Tuesday, Feb 12, 2013. North Korea said it successfully detonated a miniaturized nuclear device at a northeastern test site Tuesday, defying U.N. Security Council orders to shut down atomic activity or face more sanctions and international isolation. The signs read " Out, Kim Jong Un." -- PHOTO: AP
A customer look at television sets showing a report on North Korea's nuclear test at an electronics shop in Seoul on Feb 12, 2013. North Korea conducted a nuclear test on Tuesday, South Korea's defence ministry said, after seismic activity measuring 4.9 magnitude was registered by the U.S. Geological Survey. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
An activists from an anti-North Korea civic group burns a placard of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a protest in Seoul on Feb 12, 2013. -- PHOTO: AFP
A South Korean protester holds a picture of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during an anti-North Korea rally following a report of the nuclear test conducted by North Korea, in Seoul, South Korea on Tuesday, Feb 12, 2013. -- PHOTO: AP
South Korean protesters burn the pictures of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during an anti-North Korea rally following a nuclear test conducted by North Korea, in Seoul, South Korea on Tuesday, Feb 12, 2013. The letters read "Support, UN Sanction Strongly And Out, Kim Jong Un". -- PHOTO: AP
South Korean protesters tears a North Korean flag with defaced portraits of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his wife Ri Sol Ju during an anti-North Korea rally in Seoul, South Korea, following a nuclear test conducted by North Korea on Tuesday, Feb 12, 2013. The signs read "Out, Kim Jong Un". -- PHOTO: AP
South Korean protesters burn a North Korean flag and pictures of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during an anti-North Korea rally following a report of the nuclear test conducted by North Korea, in Seoul, South Korea on Tuesday, Feb 12, 2013. The letters read "Support, UN Sanction Strongly And Out, Kim Jong Un". -- PHOTO: AP
South Korean protesters tears a North Korean flag during an anti-North Korea rally in Seoul, South Korea, following a nuclear test conducted by North Korea on Tuesday, Feb 12, 2013. North Korea said it successfully detonated a miniaturized nuclear device at a northeastern test site Tuesday, defying U.N. Security Council orders to shut down atomic activity or face more sanctions and international isolation. The signs read " Out, Kim Jong Un." -- PHOTO: AP
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) - North Korea says it has tested a "miniaturised" nuclear device in defiance of U.N. orders to stop building atomic weapons.
Official state media reported on Tuesday that it was conducted in a safe manner.
This third nuclear test could take North Korea closer to its goal of building a nuclear warhead small enough to be mounted on a long-range missile.
