North Korea’s Kim Jong Un marks war anniversary – see images

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North Korea celebrates the "Day of Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation War", which marks 67 years since the signing of the Korean War armistice. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has visited a national cemetery and handed out commemorative pistols to army officers, state media reported, as he pushes to muster public support for efforts to contain a potential coronavirus outbreak. The North's official Korean Central News Agency reported that Kim visited a cemetery on the outskirts of Pyongyang where Korean War dead are buried to mark the 67th anniversary of the end of the 1950-53 war. Let us take a look at some of the images:

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, sitting, is surrounded by senior military officials holding 'Paektusan' commemorative pistols they received from Kim during a ceremony in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Image: KCNA via AP)

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks at an event to confer "Paektusan" commemorative pistols to leading commanding officers of the armed forces on the 67th anniversary of the "Day of Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation War", which marks the signing of the Korean War armistice. (Image: KCNA via Reuters)

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Participants lay wreaths at the War Martyrs Cemetery to mark the 67th anniversary of the Korean War armistice in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Image: KCNA via Reuters)

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un poses for a photograph after conferring "Paektusan" commemorative pistols to leading commanding officers of the armed forces on the 67th anniversary of the "Day of Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation War". (Image: KCNA via Reuters)

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North Korea considers the armistice signing as a victory and often uses the anniversary as a chance to promote nationalism. (Image: KCNA via Reuters)

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, hands over a “Paektusan” commemorative pistol to a senior military official during a ceremony in Pyongyang, North Korea. At right is Kim's powerful sister Kim Yo Jong. (Image: KCNA via AP)

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A 1953 armistice that ended the war has yet to be replaced with a peace treaty, leaving the Korean Peninsula in a technical state of war. (Image: KCNA via Reuters)

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The participants held high the pistols and made firm pledges to fight for Kim Jong Un at the cost of their lives.(Image: KCNA via Reuters)

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People pay a floral tribute to statues of North Korea's founder Kim Il Sung and late leader Kim Jong Il to mark the 67th anniversary of the Korean War armistice in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Image: KCNA via Reuters)

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North Korea said that Kim had put a city near the border with South Korea under lockdown and declared a state of emergency after a person with suspected COVID-19 symptoms was recently found there. (Image: KCNA via AP)