North Korea celebrates ‘Day of the Sun’ festival

A soldier in a tank takes part in a military parade on Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, to celebrate the 105th anniversary of the birth of Kim Il Sung, the country’s late founder and grandfather of current ruler Kim Jong Un.

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April 15, 2017 9:02 AM PT

North Korea celebrates "Day of the Sun" festival

Participants in a mass rally wave flowers and shout slogans towards North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Saturday.

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North Korean navy personnel sit in front of a submarine-launched ballistic missile during a military parade in Pyongyang on Saturday.

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Korean People’s Army soldiers march to mark the 105th anniversary of the birth of late North Korean leader Kim Il Sung.

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Participants of a mass rally leave Kim Il Sung square following a military parade.

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What military experts say is a North Korean KN-08 Intercontinental Ballistic Missile is paraded across Kim Il Sung Square during a military parade on April 15, 2017, in Pyongyang, North Korea.

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Soldiers shout as they march across Kim Il Sung Square during a military parade on April 15, 2017, in Pyongyang, North Korea.

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The military march during a parade marking the 105th anniversary of the birth of late North Korean leader Kim Il Sung on April 15, 2017.

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Women in uniform march across Kim Il Sung Square during a military parade on April 15, 2017.

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