The extensive funeral of the Dear Leader, closely watched for signs of shifts in power as the country goes through a transition of its leadership. Mr. Kim’s two elder brothers, Kim Jong-nam and Kim Jong-chol, were nowhere to be seen.
See slide show here (New York Times) and here (BBC).
A portrait of Kim Jong-il was displayed during the procession through the streets of Pyongyang on Wednesday.
Kim Jong-un and other officials walked next to Kim Jong-il's hearse
See slide show here (New York Times) and here (BBC).North Korea holds state funeral for 'dear leader' Kim Jong-il - video.
North Korea's military
staged a huge funeral procession in the snowy streets of the capital,
Pyongyang, for Kim Jong-il, readying a transition to his son, Kim Jong-un. What
appeared to be live footage from North Korean state TV showed the procession
moving slowly through the streets against a backdrop of audible mass outpouring
of grief from an estimated 200,000 mourners, mostly in military uniform.
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