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N. Korea shows off civil defense units in toned-down parade

by Kim Tong-Hyung
| September 9, 2021 2:03 AM

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Civil defense forces carrying rifles and health workers wearing gas masks and red hazmat suits paraded in North Korea’s capital in a celebration of the nation’s 73rd anniversary that was a marked departure from past militaristic displays.

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