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Germany to withdraw diplomat from Pyongyang after ICBM test: reports

State Department requested Germany withdraw Ambassador, spokesperson says

Germany will be withdrawing a diplomat from its embassy in Pyongyang in response to North Korea’s latest launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) this week, the German foreign minister announced on Thursday.

Sigmar Gabriel announced the decision to reporters following a meeting in Washington D.C. with U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.

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