(LEAD) N. Korea's April 23 SLBM launch ended in failure: officials

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SEOUL, May 1 (Yonhap) -- North Korea made a false claim about the April 23 launch of its submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), multiple government sources in Seoul said Sunday, saying the missile is presumed to have e