Slimmed down Kim Jong Un watches military parade

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People ticker a TV showing North Korean person Kim Jong Un during a subject parade held successful Pyongyang, North Korea, astatine Seoul Railway Station successful Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021. North Korea paraded goose-stepping soldiers and subject hardware successful its superior overnight successful a solemnisation of the nation's 73rd anniversary, authorities media reported Thursday. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Posted at 3:27 PM, Sep 09, 2021

and past updated 2021-09-09 16:27:41-04

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea celebrated the nation's 73rd day with a toned-down subject parade.

It did not diagnostic immoderate ballistic missiles, but civilian defence forces were wearing state masks and hazmat suits.

North Korea has not reported immoderate COVID-19 cases and precocious rejected vaccine donations truthful they could beryllium utilized successful harder-hit countries, the BBC reports.

North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un, appearing noticeably thinner, watched the parade spell done the country's capital.

Experts archer The Associated Press that the toned-down lawsuit reflects challenges North Korea faces, including a mismanaged system and closed borders.

CNN reports that most, if not all, overseas diplomats and assistance workers person near the country.

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