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Pyongyang has fired a missile over

Japan's northernmost island of Hokkaido.

It split into three pieces before splashing

into the Pacific Ocean Tuesday morning.

Tensions between North Korea and the U.S. have been high.

after the American president ramped up

his rhetoric against the reclusive country.