World leaders have reacted with anger after North Korea carried out its fifth and reportedly biggest nuclear test.

The South accused the North’s leader Kim Jong-un of “maniacal recklessness”, reports the BBC.

China “firmly opposed” the test, Japan “protested adamantly” and the US warned of “serious consequences”.

Such tests are banned by the UN, but this is the second nuclear test this year, and Kim Jong-un’s rhetoric has become increasingly aggressive.

BDST: 1913 HRS, SEP 09, 2016
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