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North Koreans strike a defiant note

Ashutosh Pandey

North Korea has staged a massive outdoor rally in capital Pyongyang to protest against the latest UN sanctions, after the rogue nation launched intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM). Thousands of people chanted slogans in support of the leader Kim Jong Un's missile program and his latest threat against the United States.

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