Thousands of goose-stepping soldiers took part in a military parade to mark the 65th anniversary of the foundation of the ruling Workers Party [Reuters]
Published On 10 Oct 201010 Oct 2010
Participants chanted their support for Kim Jong-il, the country(***)s leader, as his son, Kim Jong-un, made his first public appearance alongside his father [Reuters]
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The parade - which included missiles, tanks and other artillery - was shown live on state television, giving North Koreans a first look at King Jong-un, who seems set to be their next leader [Reuters]
The parade through a Pyongyang square dominated by a giant protrait of Kim Il-sung, the founder of the nation, took place to the sound of brass band music [Reuters]
A sea of red and pink flowers, waved by the thousands of spectators, served as a backdrop to the show of power [Reuters]
The normally secretive nation also allowed a foreign media to witness the military parade [Reuters]
Kim Jong-il, who stood for more than an hour watching the celebrations, was greeted with thunderous applause and chants of "Long Live Kim Jong-il" by the crowds [Reuters]
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The parade in the centre of the capital was the climax of celebrations which started at the end of last month with the staging of a rare party conference to pick a new leadership [Reuters]
Across the Demilitarised Zone in South Korea, protesters, including defectors from the North, by sending cutting up flags and sending thousands of balloons into the sky [Reuters]
