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By K J M Varma (Eds: Updating with more details) Beijing, Jun 20 (PTI) China has said that it successfully carried out a land-based mid-course anti-ballistic missile (ABM) technical test on Sunday with Chinese experts claiming that the tests, stated to be the sixth of its kind, validated the reliability of the country's anti-ballistic missile umbrella. The test is defensive in nature and not targeted against any country, the Chinese Defence Ministry's official English website said in a brief statement on Sunday. According to the statement, China conducted a land-based midcourse missile interception test within its territory on June 19...