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See Photos From North Korea’s Massive 70th Anniversary Military Parade

Military parade in Pyongyang
Soldiers march with bayonets during the military parade for the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ruling workers' party on Kim Il-Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, on 10 Oct. 2015.Jörn Petring—Picture-Alliance/AP
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APTOPIX North Korea Anniversary
A soldier stands at a parade in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Oct. 10, 2015.Wong Maye-E—AP
N. Korea holds military parade
North Korea stages a military parade in Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on Oct. 10, 2015, to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party.Kyodo/AP
Military parade in Pyongyang
Soldiers march with bayonets during the military parade for the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ruling workers' party on Kim Il-Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, on 10 Oct. 2015.Jörn Petring—Picture-Alliance/AP
North Korea Anniversary
North Korean soldiers parade through Kim Il Sung Square with their missiles and rockets during a mass military parade, on Oct. 10, 2015, in Pyongyang, North Korea.Wong Maye-E—AP
Kim Jong Un
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, salutes at a parade in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Oct. 10, 2015.Wong Maye-E—AP
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Participants wave flowers towards North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (not pictured) as they pass through Kim Il-Sung square during a mass military parade in Pyongyang, on Oct. 10, 2015Ed Jones—AFP/Getty Images
NKOREA-POLITICS-ANNIVERSARY-MILITARY
Participants wave flowers towards North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (not pictured) as they pass through Kim Il-Sung square during a mass military parade in Pyongyang on Oct. 10, 2015.Ed Jones—AFP/Getty Images
NKOREA-POLITICS-ANNIVERSARY-MILITARY
North Korean soldiers ride atop armoured vehicles during a mass military parade at Kim Il-Sung square in Pyongyang on Oct. 10, 2015.Ed Jones—AFP/Getty Images

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