Jets heard over Pyongyang in possible practice for night-time parade: Sources

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Jets heard over Pyongyang in possible practice for night-time parade: Sources

Midnight flyover comes just days before likely large-scale military parade to celebrate Kim Il Sung’s 110th birthday

Chad O'Carroll | Ethan Jewell April 12, 2022

Jets heard over Pyongyang in possible practice for night-time parade: Sources

Aircraft fly over Pyongyang during an Oct. 2020 parade | Image: KCTV

Multiple jets flew over Pyongyang around midnight on Monday, informed sources in the capital told NK News, an indicator that North Korea could hold an expected April 15 military parade at night.

According to one source, jet engines could be heard “clearly” over Pyongyang, although the exact number of aircraft was not immediately discernible.

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