N. Korean army gives brutal show of 'strength, bravery and morale'


North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at an event for army commanders and political officers in Pyongyang on July 27, 2021. - AFP PHOTO/KCNA VIA KNS

SEOUL (AFP): A shirtless soldier smashes two glass bottles together, adding to a pile of shards on the ground as North Korean leader Kim Jong-un looks on, grinning.

The man lies down on the debris and a comrade puts a thick concrete block on his chest, before smashing it with a sledgehammer.

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