N. Korean founder's birthday marked, no tension in Pyongyang

N. Korean founder's birthday marked, no tension in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Fireworks fill the sky over Pyongyang on April 14 on the eve of the 97th anniversary of the birth of North Korea's founder Kim Il Sung. North Korea said the fireworks display on the Taedong River running through Pyongyang was the biggest event of its kind ever held in the country.

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