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Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll has written on North Korea since 2010 and writes between London and Seoul.
North Korean paratroopers using an Air Koryo Ilyushin-76 provide further evidence the aircraft is being used for air force purposes, a propaganda video recently broadcast by state broadcaster Korea Central TV (KCTV) has shown.
The undated footage, which appears to show paratroopers conducting a training exercise on an Air Koryo IL-76 cargo plane, is the second time the aircraft type has been spotted used for military purposes in the past twelve months.