North Korea has marked the 101st anniversary of the birthday of its late founder, Kim il-Sung -- an occasion many believed the Stalinist state would use to carry out a missile test and increase regional tensions.
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Anti-North Korean protesters chant slogans in front of effigies of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (L) and his father, the late leader of the North Kim Jong-il in central Seoul, April 15, 2013.
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Anti-war activists wearing military clothes of a North, left, and South Korean hug each other during a rally to mark Global Day of Action on Military Spending in front of the National Assembly in Seoul, April 15, 2013.
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South Korean army soldiers walk by barricades set up on Unification Bridge near the border village of Panmunjom, Paju, north of Seoul, April 15, 2013.
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South Korean soldiers talk as they repair a trench near the demilitarized zone separating North Korea from South Korea in Paju, north of Seoul, April 15, 2013.