Thousands
of North Korean soldiers have been spotted practicing for a major military
showcase despite the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, new satellite images have
revealed.
The
Satellite images released by a US think tank, 38 North shows formations of
troops and vehicles at the Mirim Parade Training Ground in Pyongyang. The new
images comes amid reports that North Korea is secretly in the grip of a
Covid-19 outbreak.
The
military parade being planned for will mark the 75th anniversary of the
Workers’ Party of Korea.
The
annual display of North Korea’s military might not be cancelled even thought it
regularly attracts huge crowds to the capital.
The
huge displays feature tanks, missiles and armoured trucks.
“North
Korea has been widely expected to hold a major military parade on October 10
this year,” 38 North reports say. “These images provide the first evidence that
rehearsals are underway.”
Kim
Jong-Un has closed his country’s borders
and implemented strict lock-down measures even though the state of the disease
in his country is unknown. According to reports say troops have been ordered to
shoot anyone seen straying near the border with China.
“In
recent months, North Korea appears to have constructed around 100 permanent
garages at the Mirim site, making it nearly impossible to observe what vehicles
might be involved” the report said.
“That
said, numerous tyre tracks in the newly concreted area servicing the garages
indicate heavy activity has taken place in and around the garages,” 38 North
added.
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