North Korean soldiers are lit by light from torches as they follow the performance on Pyongyang's main Kim Il Sung Square celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea in this October 10, 2015 file photo. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has tightened security ahead of a ruling party congress, South Korea said on Friday, with authorities keen to avoid any "mishap" at the gathering at which advances in the drive for nuclear weapons will likely be hailed.
Thousands of delegates are expected in the capital, Pyongyang, from May 6 for the first congress in 36 years at which young leader Kim Jong Un is expected to cement his leadership and formally declare the country a nuclear-armed state.
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