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Wreaths Laid before Grave of Kim Po Hyon
Pyongyang, August 19 (KCNA) -- Wreaths were placed before the grave of ardent patriot Kim Po Hyon, grandfather of President Kim Il Sung, in Mangyongdae on Monday on the occasion of the 142nd anniversary of his birth.

Seen standing before the grave was a wreath sent by Kim Jong Un, first secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, first chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK and supreme commander of the Korean People's Army.

Present at a wreath-laying ceremony were Kim Ki Nam, Ro Tu Chol, and officials of the party and power organs, working people's organizations, ministries and national institutions and Pyongyangites.

Also placed before it was a wreath in the name of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.

Laid before it were wreaths in the names of working people's bodies, ministries and national institutions, educational and media institutions, party and power organs and farms in Pyongyang.

The participants observed a moment's silence in memory of Kim Po Hyon who helped his families embark upon the road of revolution with ardent patriotism and noble traits and devoted his all to the country and its people.

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