North Korea holds huge parades

North Korea holds huge parades for 70th anniversary

North Korea's military might was on display

North Korea is holding what is expected to be one of its biggest celebrations ever, marking the 70th anniversary of the ruling Workers' Party.

A cavalcade of armoured vehicles and ballistic missiles rumbled through the capital Pyongyang, accompanied by marching troops.

North Korea's supreme leader Kim Jong-un presided over the ceremony, but no world leaders attended.

He said that North Korea was ready to fight any war waged by the US.

"The party's revolutionary armament means we are ready to fight any kind of war waged by the US imperialists," Mr Kim said at Pyongyang's main Kim Il-sung Square.

The celebrations featured thousands of soldiers - many carrying red party flags or banners - in tight square formations goose-stepping to martial music.

Tanks rolled past the podium where Mr Kim spoke, with an aircraft flypast forming the number 70.

The parade is the North Korean leader's message as much as his words - it is meant to send a signal that there is military force here, and that it is a united military force, 

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