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North Korea Claims 'Perfect Success' in Hydrogen Bomb Test
North Korean state TV says the device can be loaded onto a missile
North Korea says it has successfully tested a nuclear weapon that could be loaded on to a long-range missile.
Also on the programme: German Chancellor Angela Merkel and candidate Martin Schulz hold a televised debate ahead of the general election; and a picture editor describes some of the strongest photos from Storm Harvey in Texas.
(Photo: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspecting what the state media described as a hydrogen bomb. Copyright: Reuters/KCNA)
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