Article 6DR8E North Koreans ordered to protect portraits of Kim Jong-un as tropical storm Khanun looms

North Koreans ordered to protect portraits of Kim Jong-un as tropical storm Khanun looms

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Justin McCurry in Tokyo
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State media urges citizens to focus on ensuring the safety' of propaganda relating to the Kim dynasty

North Koreans have been told to do everything possible to protect portraits of the Kim dynasty, as the country braces for heavy rain and strong winds caused by tropical storm Khanun.

The Rodong Sinmun, the official newspaper of the ruling Korean Workers' party, said people's foremost focus" should be on ensuring the safety" of propaganda portraits of its current leader, Kim Jong-un, his father, Kim Jong-il, and his grandfather and North Korea's founder, Kim Il-sung.

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