North Korea: Military parade features hazmat suits, gas masks

Thursday, 9 September 2021Newsdesk

North Korea has held a military parade to mark the communist state's 73rd founding anniversary, but did not display any major ballistic missiles.

New Delhi, 09 September 2021

As per news report of BBC, state media photos of the night-time parade showed marching soldiers and workers in hazmat suits instead. Leader Kim Jong-un, who looked visibly slimmer, was seen among the unmasked crowds hugging children. North Korea is suffering from food shortages and a deepening economic crisis due to the Covid-19 pandemic. On Thursday, state media released images of fire trucks, tractors, and fireworks at the parade.

Source - bbc.com