DPRK commemorates late leader Kim Jong Il (13)

People observe a moment of silence on the Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Dec. 17, 2012 to mark the first anniversary of demise of the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. Many people went to the Mansudae in the city centre to present flower baskets and mourn in front of the bronze statues of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il.(Xinhua/Bai Yu)