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The 10 strangest photographs from Kim Jong-Il's funeral

The funeral of the North Korean dictator has been taking place in Pyongyang today. Here’s a round-up of the 10 most grabbing photographs from it.

THE FUNERAL OF North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Il has been taking place today in Pyongyang – and as can be expected from the world’s most secretive nation, there’s been some bizarre scenes.

Tens of thousands of people have lined the snowy streets as the hearse carrying the late leader was driven through the streets on the first of the two day funeral service.

Many mourners cried as the hearse drove by in what was a tightly controlled and co-ordinated event, some eleven days after the former leader died.

Here’s our round-up of the most grabbing photographs from the funeral:

Funeral motorcade for Kim Jong Il
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  • Funeral motorcade for Kim Jong Il

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  • Kim Jong Un with father's hearse

    Source: AP/Press Association Images
  • North Korea Kim Jong Il The Funeral

    Source: AP/Press Association Images
  • Funeral motorcade for Kim Jong Il

    Source: AP/Press Association Images
  • North Korea Kim Jong Il The Funeral

    Source: AP/Press Association Images
  • North Korea Kim Jong Il The Funeral

    Source: AP/Press Association Images
  • North Korea Kim Jong Il

    Source: AP/Press Association Images
  • North Korea Kim Jong Il The Funeral

    Source: AP/Press Association Images
  • South Korea Kim Jong Il

    Source: AP/Press Association Images

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    Feb 15th 2023, 7:50 PM

    He may as well say 250,000. It’s all lies and obfuscation.

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    Personally I would be inclined to listen to the CSO on this than anybody else regardless of what Leo says or thinks.

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    Feb 15th 2023, 8:08 PM

    @Peter: Maybe read the article before commenting next time and you won’t end up agreeing with Leo.

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    Surely it can’t be that hard to count the number of houses built from 1st January to the 31st December. What is the Office of the Land Registry for. You can’t sell a house if its not registered with the Land Registry. The first thing a builder must do to enable him sell a new build is to register it with this office and he can’t do that if the title deeds of the house is not registered.

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