Satellite imagery shows North Korean troops preparing for military parade - reports

FILE PHOTO: A North Korean flag flutters on top of the 160-metre tall tower at North Korea's propaganda village of Gijungdong, in this picture taken from Tae Sung freedom village near the Military Demarcation Line (MDL), inside the demilitarised zone separating the two Koreas, in Paju, South Korea, September 30, 2019. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean troops have been spotted in commercial satellite imagery preparing for a likely military parade, according to two organisations that track the country.

Possible dates for such an event are unconfirmed, but North Korea has used recent parades to unveil new military hardware, including large ballistic missiles.