Thousands of North Korean citizens gathered in Pyongyang’s Kim Il Sung square on Sunday morning, NK News has learned from multiple informed sources, in what precedent suggests may have been a rally expressing support for leader Kim Jong Un’s recent ruling party plenum outcome remarks.

The local cellphone network was temporarily switched off during the gathering, sources said, a step North Korean security services often take when VIP leadership figures are appearing in public at rallies or military parades.

The streets and bridge near Kim Il Sung square had a heavy police and security presence, they added, with the event