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No military parade as North Korea celebrates founder’s birth

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves to the crowds in Pyongyang's main square during the celebrations to mark the birth of his grandfather and the country's founder Kim Il Sung [KCNA via Reuters]

North Korea celebrated the 110th anniversary of the birth of late founder Kim Il Sung on Friday with fireworks, a procession, and an evening gala in Pyongyang’s main square, but without an expected military parade.

Nuclear-armed Pyongyang usually uses the holiday – known as the Day of the Sun – to show off its latest weaponry.

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