On Saturday, North Korea staged a massive military parade to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers’ Party. The event involved hundreds of troops and numerous weapons. Leader Kim Jong Un observed the extravaganza from a platform and gave a live televised speech.
Tanks, armored vehicles, rocket launchers and a number of missiles mounted on trucks were showcased during the parade.
Above: Missiles are taken on trucks 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.
Above: Missiles are taken on trucks 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.
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Above: North Korean soldiers parade through Kim Il Sung Square with their missiles and rockets during a mass military parade in Pyongyang.
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Above: North Korean veterans gather before the start of a parade in Pyongyang.
Thousands of civilians took part in the parade.
Above: Participants wave flowers as they pass through Kim Il-Sung square during a mass military parade in Pyongyang.
Above: Participants wave flowers as they pass through Kim Il-Sung square during a mass military parade in Pyongyang.
Above: North Korean soldiers participate in a mass military parade at Kim Il-Sung square in Pyongyang.
Above: A soldier salutes from atop vehicle carrying a missile 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.
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Above: Soldiers in tanks parade in Pyongyang.
The Workers’ Party of Korea was founded 70 years ago, after World War II and following the end of the Japanese occupation of Korea.
Above: North Korean women wearing traditional "hanbok" dresses stand on Kim Il-Sung square in Pyongyang.
Above: North Korean women wearing traditional "hanbok" dresses stand on Kim Il-Sung square in Pyongyang.
Above: Veteran soldiers react as their truck 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, in Pyongyang.
Presiding the parade, Kim Jong Un said his country was "fully ready" to defend itself against any threat from the US.
Above: North Korea's leader Kim Jong-Un looks out towards Kim Il-Sung square during a mass military parade in Pyongyang.
Above: North Korea's leader Kim Jong-Un looks out towards Kim Il-Sung square during a mass military parade in Pyongyang.
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Above: North Korean soldiers parade on Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang.
Military aircraft flew in formation above Kim Il Sung Square, forming the symbol of the Workers’ Party of Korea – a hammer, brush and sickle. Another group of planes formed the number 70 in the sky.
Above: Aircraft perform a fly over past the Juche tower at Kim Il-Sung square in Pyongyang.
Above: Aircraft perform a fly over past the Juche tower at Kim Il-Sung square in Pyongyang.
Above: Women wearing traditional Korean "hanbok" dresses wave flowers as they pass through Kim Il-Sung square during a mass military parade in Pyongyang.
Above: Volunteer performers hold burning torches before the Juche tower during a torch-light performance at Kim Il-Sung square in Pyongyang.
The parade was attended by Liu Yunshan, one of the top leaders of the Chinese Communist Party.
Above: North Korean soldiers shelter from the rain beneath a balcony following a mass military parade in Pyongyang.
Above: North Korean soldiers shelter from the rain beneath a balcony following a mass military parade in Pyongyang.
Above: North Korean military participate in the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea.
