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November 06, 2024
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N. Korean Marshal Ri Ul Sol gets funeral in Pyongyang

Ri's magnificent funeral may be political message to other elites, says North Korea watcher

Marshal Ri Ul Sol, who died late last week at age 94, received a state funeral on Wednesday in Pyongyang, which featured Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un laying the soil with his bare hands.

Numerous North Korean state officials, senior party members, military officials participated the state funeral as well.

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