N.Korea carries out new test of solid-fuel ICBM (2)

North Korea said Thursday it had successfully tested its new intercontinental ballistic missile, state media reported.

The report from state-run KCNA news agency said the Hwasong-18 -- a new type of purportedly solid-fuel ballistic missile that has reportedly only been fired by the North once before, in April -- flew 1,001 kilometres at a maximum altitude of 6,648 km before splashing into the East Sea, also known as the Sea of Japan.