Update at 17:21 KST: Article amended to include new information about portraits being removed from the square
Portraits of the late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il have been removed from the main square of Pyongyang, NK News understands, seemingly as part of major renovation works underway there since early May.
Update at 17:21 KST: Article amended to include new information about portraits being removed from the square
Portraits of the late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il have been removed from the main square of Pyongyang, NK News understands, seemingly as part of major renovation works underway there since early May.
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