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Soldiers raise their national flag during a military parade celebrating the 8th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in Pyongyang. KCNA / AFP
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un reacts during a military parade held to mark the 8th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) / EPA
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un salutes troops during a military parade. KCNA / EPA
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People wave the national flags as North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, centre top, attends a military parade, at Kim Il-sung Square. KCNA / AP
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, centre, attends a military parade marking the ruling party congress. KCNA / AP
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People attend a military parade celebrating the 8th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang. KCNA / AFP
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A tank unit parades during a military parade marking the ruling party congress. KCNA / AP
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A military parade celebrates the 8th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in Pyongyang. KCNA / AFP
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A military parade celebrates the 8th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in Pyongyang. KCNA / AFP
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A military parade celebrates the 8th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in Pyongyang. KCNA / AFP
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A military parade celebrates the 8th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in Pyongyang. KCNA / AFP
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Pak Jong Chon, chief of the General Staff of the Korean People's Army, during a military parade celebrating the 8th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in Pyongyang. KCNA / AFP
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Ri Pyong Chol, left, vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission of the WPK, and Pak Jong Chon, chief of the General Staff of the Korean People's Army, during a military parade celebrating the 8th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang. KCNA / AFP
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A military parade celebrates the 8th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in Pyongyang. KCNA / AFP
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North Korean soldiers greet people during a military parade. KCNA / AFP
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A military parade celebrates the 8th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in Pyongyang. KCNA / AFP
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A military parade celebrates the 8th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in Pyongyang. KCNA / AFP
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A military parade celebrates the 8th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in Pyongyang. KCNA / AFP
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A military parade celebrates the 8th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in Pyongyang. KCNA / AFP
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A new type of submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBM) is seen during a military parade. KCNA / EPA
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Soldiers participate at the military parade held to mark the 8th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in Pyongyang. KCNA / EPA
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Soldiers raise their national flag during a military parade celebrating the 8th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in Pyongyang. KCNA / AFP
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un reacts during a military parade held to mark the 8th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) / EPA
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un salutes troops during a military parade. KCNA / EPA
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People wave the national flags as North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, centre top, attends a military parade, at Kim Il-sung Square. KCNA / AP
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, centre, attends a military parade marking the ruling party congress. KCNA / AP
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People attend a military parade celebrating the 8th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang. KCNA / AFP
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A tank unit parades during a military parade marking the ruling party congress. KCNA / AP
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A military parade celebrates the 8th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in Pyongyang. KCNA / AFP
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A military parade celebrates the 8th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in Pyongyang. KCNA / AFP
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A military parade celebrates the 8th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in Pyongyang. KCNA / AFP
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A military parade celebrates the 8th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in Pyongyang. KCNA / AFP
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Pak Jong Chon, chief of the General Staff of the Korean People's Army, during a military parade celebrating the 8th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in Pyongyang. KCNA / AFP
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Ri Pyong Chol, left, vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission of the WPK, and Pak Jong Chon, chief of the General Staff of the Korean People's Army, during a military parade celebrating the 8th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang. KCNA / AFP
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A military parade celebrates the 8th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in Pyongyang. KCNA / AFP
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North Korean soldiers greet people during a military parade. KCNA / AFP
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A military parade celebrates the 8th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in Pyongyang. KCNA / AFP
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A military parade celebrates the 8th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in Pyongyang. KCNA / AFP
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A military parade celebrates the 8th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in Pyongyang. KCNA / AFP
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A military parade celebrates the 8th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in Pyongyang. KCNA / AFP
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A new type of submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBM) is seen during a military parade. KCNA / EPA
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Soldiers participate at the military parade held to mark the 8th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in Pyongyang. KCNA / EPA
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Soldiers raise their national flag during a military parade celebrating the 8th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in Pyongyang. KCNA / AFP
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15 January, 2021
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