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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Justin McCurry in Tokyo

North Koreans ordered to protect portraits of Kim Jong-un as tropical storm Khanun looms

A portrait of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un is displayed at a national meeting to commemorate Kim's 10-year anniversary as head of the country's ruling Workers' Party of Korea
State media urged North Korean citizens to safeguard the large number of statues, mosaics, murals and other monuments to the Kim dynasty Photograph: KCNA/Reuters

North Koreans have been told to do everything possible to protect portraits of the Kim dynasty, as the country braces for heavy rain and strong winds caused by tropical storm Khanun.

The Rodong Sinmun, the official newspaper of the ruling Korean Workers’ party, said people’s “foremost focus” should be on “ensuring the safety” of propaganda portraits of its current leader, Kim Jong-un, his father, Kim Jong-il, and his grandfather and North Korea’s founder, Kim Il-sung.

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