North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un ordered a military parade to mark the 70th anniversary of the Communist Party’s -- and his own family’s -- rise to absolute power. It’s not just any parade: It was apparently the biggest in North Korean history.
Here’s a look at the parade.
Soldiers shout slogans as they march past a stand with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during the parade celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea, in Pyongyang. Photograph: Damir Sagolj/Reuters
A soldier cries as her vehicle with rocket launchers drives past a stand with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during the parade celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea. Photograph: Damir Sagolj/Reuters
Missiles are taken on trucks past a stand with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during the parade. Photograph: James Pearson/Reuters
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un holds hand of senior Chinese Communist Party official Liu Yunshan as he waves to the crowd during the parade. At the parade, Jong Un said his country was ready to fight any war waged by the United States. Photograph: Damir Sagolj/Reuters
Soldiers ride horses past a stand with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during the parade. Photograph: James Pearson/Reuters
Soldiers hold their weapons as they march past a stand with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during the parade celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, in Pyongyang. Photograph: James Pearson/Reuters
Girls during the parade, which has been described as the country’s largest parade. Photograph: Damir Sagolj/Reuters
Soldiers shout as they march past a stand with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during the parade. Photograph: Damir Sagolj/Reuters
