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North Koreans mark the sixth anniversary of ex-leader Kim Jong Il’s death

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North Koreans commemorated the sixth anniversary of the late leader Kim Jong Il’s death, on Sunday.

In a video provided by the North’s official news agency KCNA, which cannot be independently verified by Reuters, North Korean people laid flowers in front of statues of Kim Jong Il and the North Korean founder Kim Il Sung in Pyongyang.

Flowers bearing the name of the North’s current leader Kim Jong Un was also displayed on Mansu Hill where statues of former leaders are located.

In the footage, North Korean, including soldiers in uniform, gathered to offer flowers and bow to the statues.

Kim Jong Il is believed to have died due to medical conditions exacerbated by a heart attack on December 17, 2011.

His successor, the young leader Kim Jong Un, is believed to be in his early thirties. Recently, his country has said it successfully tested a powerful new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on November 29 that put the entire US mainland within range of its nuclear weapons.

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