Norway irked over Sweden’s silence on rocket that crashed on its shores

Research rocket launched from Kiruna, northern Sweden, had plunged into mountainside in Norway's far north

The Norwegian foreign ministry has expressed irritation with Sweden for not immediately informing it of a research rocket that crashed in Norway, in a rare spat between the two neighbours.

The rocket, which was launched early Monday from the Esrange Space Centre in Kiruna, northern Sweden, plunged into a mountainside in the Malselv municipality in Norway's far north, about 10km (six miles) from the closest inhabited area.