N. Korea marks 61st Anniversary, Threatens U.S.
North Korea, facing international pressure to abandon its nuclear program, marked the communist country's 61st anniversary Wednesday with a vow to "mercilessly annihilate the U.S. imperialists" if they attack.
The anniversary of the country's founding is a major holiday in North Korea, along with the birthdays of the leader and his father, late founder Kim Il Sung.
North Koreans streamed to Mansu Hill in Pyongyang on Wednesday to lay flowers and bow before a towering statue of Kim Il Sung, footage from television news agency APTN showed. Women in colorful traditional "hanbok" dresses danced at a plaza near the city's Daedong River.
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The anniversary of the country's founding is a major holiday in North Korea, along with the birthdays of the leader and his father, late founder Kim Il Sung.
North Koreans streamed to Mansu Hill in Pyongyang on Wednesday to lay flowers and bow before a towering statue of Kim Il Sung, footage from television news agency APTN showed. Women in colorful traditional "hanbok" dresses danced at a plaza near the city's Daedong River.