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North Korea holds military parade, without showing ICBMs

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North Korea held a military parade Sunday to mark its 70th birthday, but refrained from showing off the intercontinental ballistic missiles that have seen it hit with multiple international sanctions.

Troops, artillery and tanks made their way past leader Kim Jong Un in the centre of Pyongyang, but the largest missiles shown were short-range battlefield devices, an AFP reporter on scene witnessed.

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First Published: Sep 09 2018 | 9:50 AM IST

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