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'Prithvi' test-fired

Balasore (Orissa) March 26. India today successfully test-fired the short-range missile `Prithvi', capable of carrying nuclear weapons, from the test range at Chandipur-on-Sea near here.

The missile had a perfect lift off from a mobile launcher at about 11.30 a.m., sources at the Integrated Test Range (ITR) said.

Meanwhile, a PTI report from Islamabad said that Pakistan in a reciprocatory move today test-fired a nuclear-capable missile with a range of about 200 km.

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