Seoul calls NSC meeting ahead of imminent launch

SEOUL, April 5 -- South Korea's presidential office convened a National Security
Council (NSC) meeting Sunday amid suspicions North Korea will soon launch what it
claims is a satellite, officials said.
The meeting partly confirmed the imminent launch of the North Korean rocket as
the presidential office earlier said the NSC will be convened only after an
actual launch.
"An emergency NSC meeting has been called to begin at 11 a.m.," an official at
the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said.
North Korea has said it will launch the satellite between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. from
Saturday to Wednesday.
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