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Agence France-Presse: US bombers fly mission over Korean peninsula after missile test

Published July 30, 2017 at 11:02 am

People watch as coverage of an ICBM missile test is displayed on a screen in a public square in Pyongyang on July 29. Kim Jong-Un boasted of North Korea's ability to strike any target in the US after a second ICBM test that weapons experts said on July 29 could even bring New York into range in a potent challenge to President Donald Trump.

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US strategic bombers flew over the Korean Peninsula in a pointed show of force in response to Pyongyang’s latest intercontinental ballistic missile, American officials said Saturday.

US B-1B bombers along with fighter jets from the South Korean and Japanese air forces participated in the 10-hour bilateral mission, practicing intercept and formation drills.