North Korea held mass rallies in Pyongyang where people shouted slogans vowing a 'war of revenge' to destroy the United States, as it marked the 73rd anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War, state media reported on Monday.
People attend a mass rally denouncing the U.S. in Pyongyang, North Korea, June 25, 2023 in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency . KCNA via REUTERS
About 120,000 working people and students took part in the rallies held across the capital on Sunday, state news agency KCNA reported. Sunday's anniversary came amid concerns Pyongyang could soon conduct another launch of its first military spy satellite to boost monitoring of U.S. military activities after its first attempt ended inNorth Korea now had "the strongest absolute weapon to punish the U.S. imperialists" and the "avengers on this land are burning with the indomitable will to revenge the enemy," KCNA said.
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