Seoul--(뉴스와이어)--At today's morning briefing, Spokesperson Yoon Tai-young stated as follows:

At 10:35 this morning, the Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM) detected a seismic tremor of 3.58 - 3.7 magnitude in the Hwadae-gun area of Hamgyeongbuk-do in North Korea, which was immediately reported to the President.

At this moment, President Roh Moo-hyun is holding an emergency meeting of the related ministers, and if this tremor is ultimately confirmed as a nuclear test, this meeting will become a National Security Council meeting.

We are promptly exchanging information with the nations concerned.

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