The funeral of Kim Jong Il
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The funeral of Kim Jong Il
Dec 28, 2011
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Three years ago today on 28 Dec 2011, hysteria swept through North Korea as an 11-day national mourning period for Kim Jong-il, the Supreme Leader of the DPRK, drew to a close in a funeral held at the Kumsusan Memorial Palace, where his father Kim Il-sung is also interred. This footage from state broadcaster KCNA shows dramatic scenes of mourning as the cortege moved through heavy snowfall across the capital Pyongyang in a 25-mile, three-hour procession. Local media described the snow as "tears
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Three years ago today on 28 Dec 2011, hysteria swept through North Korea as an 11-day national mourning period for Kim Jong-il, the Supreme Leader of the DPRK, drew to a close in a funeral held at the Kumsusan Memorial Palace, where his father Kim Il-sung is also interred. This footage from state broadcaster KCNA shows dramatic scenes of mourning as the cortege moved through heavy snowfall across the capital Pyongyang in a 25-mile, three-hour procession. Local media described the snow as "tears
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