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No sign of a North Korean military parade in Pyongyang so far, sources say

A potential late start is causing speculation that North Korea could hold an afternoon or night parade on Oct. 10

So far, there is no sign that North Korea’s highly-anticipated military parade has begun in Pyongyang on Oct. 10, multiple sources told NK News on Saturday morning. Some have speculated that the DPRK will hold the parade in the afternoon or evening instead.

North Korean parades typically begin between 09:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m., but as of noon on Saturday, Oct. 10, multiple residents in the capital said that they don’t hear any sign of it being underway.

During DPRK military parades, the loudspeaker announcements and noise of attending crowds in Kim Il Sung square usually indicate that the parade