North
Korea celebrates the 70th birthday of Kim
Jong-il with a parade and a concert. The country's former leader died in December
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| Senior North Korean officials including new leader Kim Jong-un watch the parade of thousands of soldiers as North Korea commemorated the 70th birthday of Kim Jong-il, shown in a giant portrait in the background, in Pyongyang, North Korea |
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| New North Korean leader Kim Jong-un walks past senior military officers as he leaves the stands at Kumsusan Memorial Palace in Pyongyang after reviewing a parade of thousands of soldiers |
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| North Korean soldiers salute as civilians bow beneath a large portrait of the country's late leader Kim Jong-il to commemorate his death and what would have been his 70th birthday |
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| North Koreans lay flowers at Kim-Il Sung Square beneath a large portrait of the late leader Kim Jong-il |
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| North Korean women soldiers chant at the ceremony |
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| Fireworks explode over North Korean soldiers lined up in formation at Kumsusan Memorial Palace |
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| North Korean soldiers at Kumsusan Memorial Palace in Pyongyang during the parade |
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| A North Korean soldier smiles from the back of an army vehicle during the parade |
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| North Koreans applaud as a large screen shows a portrait of the late North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, during a concert |
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| North Korean leader Kim Jong-un applauds after the parade commemorating his father's birthday |