Kumsusan Memorial Palace

North Korea Holds State Funeral for Kim Jong-il

Tens of thousands of North Korean people and soldiers lined the snowy streets of Pyonyang Wednesday for the carefully choreographed funeral procession of deceased leader Kim Jong-il. Kim’s son and designated successor, Kim Jong-un, was seen walking alongside the hearse carrying his father’s body. North Korea’s iron-fisted leader since 1994, Kim reportedly died of a […]

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