North Korea holds mass rally to protest U.N. sanctions
10 August 2017 |
2:57 pm
North Korea held a massive outdoor rally in Pyongyang to protest against the U.N.'s latest sanctions after the reclusive state launched intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM).
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