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Seoul, May 31, North Korea fired what it claims to be a "space launch vehicle" son Wednesday, but it fell into the Yellow Sea after an "abnormal" flight, the South Korean military said, in a botched launch that defied international criticism and warnings. The North confirmed the failure, saying its new "Chollima-1" rocket carrying a military reconnaissance satellite, "Malligyong-1", fell into the sea due to the "abnormal starting of the second-stage engine". according to its official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). It plans to conduct a second launch as soon as possible, Yonhap News Agency quoted the KCNA as saying. Seoul's…