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Page last updated at 09:18 GMT, Wednesday, 8 July 2009 10:18 UK

Kim Jong-il marks father's death

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North Korea's leader, President Kim Jong-il, has attended a televised ceremony to mark the anniversary of his father's death.

He is reputed to have suffered a stroke last year, and looked frail in the footage.

His father, Kim Il-sung, was the founder of North Korea, and died 15 years ago.

Hundreds of military officers and government officials also attended the event at the Mansudae Assembly Hall, Pyongyang.

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