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Updated On Dec 21, 2011 08:16 pm IST

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A picture of new North Korean ruler Kim Jong-un (C) is seen on an anti-North Korea leaflet which was put inside a plastic bag before being released with balloons at the Imjinkak pavilion, near the demilitarized zone which separates the two Koreas in Paju, about 50 km north of Seoul. The defector groups who released 200,000 anti-North Korea leaflets, celebrated the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il and protested against condolences to the dictator's death. Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Updated on Dec 21, 2011 08:16 pm IST

A picture of new North Korean ruler Kim Jong-un (C) is seen on an anti-North Korea leaflet which was put inside a plastic bag before being released with balloons at the Imjinkak pavilion, near the demilitarized zone which separates the two Koreas in Paju, about 50 km north of Seoul. The defector groups who released 200,000 anti-North Korea leaflets, celebrated the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il and protested against condolences to the dictator's death. Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon

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Balloons carrying anti-North Korea leaflets which are released by North Korean defectors who live in South Korea, fly in the sky at the Imjinkak pavilion, near the demilitarized zone which separates the two Koreas in Paju, about 50 km north of Seoul. The slogans on the balloons read (L-R) "Liberate North Korean compatriot" , "Terminated three generation hereditary power transfer", "Go to hell, Kim Jong-il", "No condolence call to devil" and "North Koreans, uprising". Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Updated on Dec 21, 2011 08:16 pm IST

Balloons carrying anti-North Korea leaflets which are released by North Korean defectors who live in South Korea, fly in the sky at the Imjinkak pavilion, near the demilitarized zone which separates the two Koreas in Paju, about 50 km north of Seoul. The slogans on the balloons read (L-R) "Liberate North Korean compatriot" , "Terminated three generation hereditary power transfer", "Go to hell, Kim Jong-il", "No condolence call to devil" and "North Koreans, uprising". Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon

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North Korean defectors who live in South Korea shout slogans before releasing balloons carrying anti-North Korea leaflets at the Imjinkak pavilion, near the demilitarized zone which separates the two Koreas in Paju, about 50 km north of Seoul. The defector groups who released 200,000 anti-North Korea leaflets, celebrated the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il and protested against condolences to the dictator's death. Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Updated on Dec 21, 2011 08:16 pm IST

North Korean defectors who live in South Korea shout slogans before releasing balloons carrying anti-North Korea leaflets at the Imjinkak pavilion, near the demilitarized zone which separates the two Koreas in Paju, about 50 km north of Seoul. The defector groups who released 200,000 anti-North Korea leaflets, celebrated the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il and protested against condolences to the dictator's death. Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon

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North Korean defectors who live in South Korea prepare to fly balloons carrying anti-North Korea leaflets at the Imjinkak pavilion, near the demilitarized zone which separates the two Koreas in Paju, about 50 km north of Seoul. The slogans on the balloons read "Liberate North Korean compatriot" , "Terminated three generation hereditary power transfer", "Go to hell, Kim Jong-il", "No condolence call to devil" and "North Koreans, uprising". Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Updated on Dec 21, 2011 08:16 pm IST

North Korean defectors who live in South Korea prepare to fly balloons carrying anti-North Korea leaflets at the Imjinkak pavilion, near the demilitarized zone which separates the two Koreas in Paju, about 50 km north of Seoul. The slogans on the balloons read "Liberate North Korean compatriot" , "Terminated three generation hereditary power transfer", "Go to hell, Kim Jong-il", "No condolence call to devil" and "North Koreans, uprising". Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon

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North Korean defectors who live in South Korea shout slogans and hold a banner before releasing balloons carrying anti-North Korea leaflets at the Imjinkak pavilion, near the demilitarized zone which separates the two Koreas in Paju, about 50 km north of Seoul. The defector groups who released 200,000 anti-North Korea leaflets, celebrated the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il and protested against condolences to the dictator's death. Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Updated on Dec 21, 2011 08:16 pm IST

North Korean defectors who live in South Korea shout slogans and hold a banner before releasing balloons carrying anti-North Korea leaflets at the Imjinkak pavilion, near the demilitarized zone which separates the two Koreas in Paju, about 50 km north of Seoul. The defector groups who released 200,000 anti-North Korea leaflets, celebrated the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il and protested against condolences to the dictator's death. Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon

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Photographers take pictures of anti-North Korea leaflets held by journalists at the Imjinkak pavilion, near the demilitarized zone which separates the two Koreas in Paju, about 50 km north of Seoul. Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Updated on Dec 21, 2011 08:16 pm IST

Photographers take pictures of anti-North Korea leaflets held by journalists at the Imjinkak pavilion, near the demilitarized zone which separates the two Koreas in Paju, about 50 km north of Seoul. Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon

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Park Sang-hak (R), a North Korean defector and an anti-North Korea activist living in South Korea, releases balloons carrying anti-North Korea leaflets toward the North at the Imjinkak pavilion, near the demilitarized zone which separates the two Koreas in Paju, about 50 km north of Seoul. Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Updated on Dec 21, 2011 08:16 pm IST

Park Sang-hak (R), a North Korean defector and an anti-North Korea activist living in South Korea, releases balloons carrying anti-North Korea leaflets toward the North at the Imjinkak pavilion, near the demilitarized zone which separates the two Koreas in Paju, about 50 km north of Seoul. Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon

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Park Sang-hak, a North Korean defector and an anti-North Korea activist living in South Korea, shows anti-North Korea leaflets toward the North before sending them by balloons at the Imjinkak pavilion, near the demilitarized zone which separates the two Koreas in Paju, about 50 km north of Seoul. Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Updated on Dec 21, 2011 08:16 pm IST

Park Sang-hak, a North Korean defector and an anti-North Korea activist living in South Korea, shows anti-North Korea leaflets toward the North before sending them by balloons at the Imjinkak pavilion, near the demilitarized zone which separates the two Koreas in Paju, about 50 km north of Seoul. Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon

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