North Korea marked the 25th anniversary of the death of its founding father Kim Il Sung on Monday, with leader Kim Jong Un visiting the mausoleum at the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang where the embalmed bodies of his grandfather Kim Il Sung and his father Kim Jong Il lie.

Meanwhile, North Korean citizens and soldiers flocked to the capital's Mansu Hill to pay their respects at the foot of giant statues of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il.

Here are some photos captured by Kyodo News photographers in Pyongyang:


(People bow during a moment of silence at noon on a street in Pyongyang)

(People bow towards the portraits of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il at Kim Il Sung Square at noon)



(People visit the statues of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il at Mansu Hill to offer flowers)


(Soldiers gather at Mansu Hill)


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