North Korea's Kim handles gun as he inspects training base

By Agence France-Presse

Mar 07, 2024 1:41 pm

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un brandished a gun while inspecting a major operational training base, urging his military to intensify 'actual war drills,' state media reported Thursday.

Wearing a black leather jacket, Kim was shown talking to ranks of heavily armed soldiers in camouflage, overseeing firing drills and inspecting weaponry, images in the official Korean Central News Agency showed.

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