In Pictures: North Korea's first party congress in 36 years concludes

North Korea ended its first party congress in 36 years with a bang by holding a mass celebration in the heart of Pyongyang yesterday.

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May 11, 2016, 10:07 AM

People react as they see North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a mass rally and parade in the capital's main ceremonial square in Pyongyang, North Korea, on May 10, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

Participants react as they see North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a mass rally and parade in the capital's main ceremonial square in Pyongyang, North Korea, on May 10, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

Soldiers stand under pictures of former North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il at the capital's main ceremonial square in Pyongyang, North Korea, on May 10, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

Cameramen take position atop one of the buildings in the capital's main ceremonial square during a mass rally and parade in Pyongyang, North Korea, on May 10, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

A solider films military officers following a mass dance performance in the capital's main ceremonial square in Pyongyang, North Korea, on May 10, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

Fireworks explode over participants carrying torches during a torchlight procession in the capital's main ceremonial square in Pyongyang, North Korea, on May 10, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

People participate in a mass dance in the capital's main ceremonial square in Pyongyang, North Korea, on May 10, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is accompanied by high party and military officials as he presides over a mass rally and parade in the capital's main ceremonial square in Pyongyang, North Korea, on May 10, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

North Korea kicked off a massive parade in the centre of Pyongyang on May 10 to celebrate a just-concluded ruling party congress that was seen as a formal coronation for supreme leader Kim Jong-Un. PHOTO: AFP

Participants and military personnel look at North Korea's leader during a mass parade marking the end of the 7th Workers Party Congress in Kim Il-Sung square in Pyongyang on May 10, 2016. PHOTO: AFP

Military officers attend a torchlight parade on Kim Il-Sung square during festivities marking the end of the 7th Workers Party Congress in Kim Il-Sung square in Pyongyang on May 10, 2016. PHOTO: AFP

Dancers perform on Kim Il-Sung square during festivities marking the end of the 7th Workers Party Congress in Kim Il-Sung square in Pyongyang on May 10, 2016. PHOTO: AFP

Performers take part in a torchlight parade on Kim Il-Sung square during festivities marking the end of the 7th Workers Party Congress in Kim Il-Sung square in Pyongyang on May 10, 2016. PHOTO: AFP

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