North Korean Military Parade to Coincide with Winter Olympics

Later today, the North and South Korean ice hockey teams meet to play a friendly match ahead of the Winter Olympics, which are being held in South Korea. However, Pyongyang’s decision to schedule its traditional military parade to clash with the Olympic opening ceremony is being seen as a possible provocative act.

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(Image: North Korean People's Army soldiers marching through Kim Il-Sung square during a military parade in Pyongyang, North Korea, in a photo released by the North Korean government on 16th April 2017. Credit: STR/AFP/Getty Images)