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Korean war, the 60th anniversary

Korean War anniversary: The South Korean navy ship Busan fires to sink an unmanned fishing boat
The South Korean naval ship Busan fires its guns to sink an unmanned retired fishing vessel as part of a ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of the outbreak of the 1950-53 Korean war, off the coast of Busan
Photograph: Yonhap/Reuters
Korean War anniversary: Korean War veterans from Suriname participate in a ceremony in Seoul
Korean war veterans from Suriname participate in a ceremony in Seoul to mark the 60th anniversary of the outbreak of the 1950-53 Korean war
Photograph: Jo Yong-hak/Reuters
Korean War anniversary: Balloons carrying anti-North Korea leaflets are released
South Korean activists release balloons carrying anti-North Korea propaganda leaflets in Paju, north-west of Seoul, to mark the 60th anniversary of the Korean war
Photograph: Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images
Korean War anniversary: Sailors salute as they sail past on South Korean naval patrol ships
Sailors on South Korean naval patrol ships salute off the coast of Busan during a ceremony to mark the 60th anniversary of the outbreak of the 1950-53 Korean war
Photograph: Yonhap/Reuters
Korean War anniversary: Korean War veterans wait for the start of the Congressional ceremony
Veterans of the Korean war wait for the start of a congressional ceremony to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Korean war in Statuary Hall at the US Capitol in Washington DC
Photograph: Rod Lamkey Jr/AFP/Getty Images
Korean War anniversary: Pro-unification messages hang on the barbed wire at the Imjingak Pavilion
Pro-unification messages hang on the barbed wire at the Imjingak Pavilion in Paju, South Korea, near the demilitarised zone (DMZ) that separates the two Koreas
Photograph: Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images
Korean War anniversary: Kindergarten children pay tribute to soldiers who died in the Korean War
Kindergarten children pay a silent tribute to soldiers who died during the 1950-53 Korean war during a visit to the National Cemetery in Seoul to mark the 60th anniversary of the outbreak of the war
Photograph: Truth Leem/Reuters
Korean War anniversary: Members of the Little Angels folk ballet from South Korea
Members of the all-female Little Angels folk ballet troupe from South Korea, on a tour of 16 nations who sent combat troops to fight the Korean war, take their seats for a ceremony commemorating the 60th anniversary of the outbreak of the war at the US Capitol in Washington DC
Photograph: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters
Korean War anniversary: South Korean activists tear North Korean flags
South Korean activists rip up North Korean flags before releasing helium balloons carrying propaganda leaflets destined for the North in Paju, north-west of Seoul, to mark the 60th anniversary of the Korean war
Photograph: Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images
Korean War anniversary: South Korean Navy warships parade off the coast near Busan, South Korea
South Korean naval warships parade off the coast near Busan to mark the 60th anniversary of the Korean war
Photograph: Jo Jung-ho/AP
Korean War anniversary: Korean War veterans participate in a ceremony in Seoul
Veterans of the Korean war participate in a ceremony in Seoul to mark the 60th anniversary of the outbreak of the 1950-53 war
Photograph: Jo Yong-Hak/Reuters
Korean War anniversary: War veterans hold citations from the South Korean President
War veterans hold citations from the South Korean president, Lee Myung-Bak, during a ceremony at Olympic Park in Seoul to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Korean war
Photograph: Song Kyung-Seok/Getty Images
Korean War anniversary: Lee Young-sil and her husband mourn in front of the grave of her father
Lee Young-sil and her husband pay their respects in front of the gravestone of her father, a soldier who died during the 1950-53 Korean war, at the National Cemetery in Seoul
Photograph: Truth Leem/Reuters
Korean war anniversary: Mass rally to mark the 60th anniversary of the Korean war, Pyongyang
A photograph released by the North Korean news agency, KCNA, shows a mass rally in Pyongyang to mark the 60th anniversary of the Korean war
Photograph: KCNA/EPA
Korean war anniversary: More than 100,000 civilians and soldiers attend an anti US rally
Civilians and soldiers at the mass rally in Pyongyang
Photograph: KeystoneUSA-ZUMA / Rex Features/KeystoneUSA-ZUMA / Rex Features
Korean war anniversary: A South Korean veteran looks at the names of fellow soldiers
A South Korean veteran looks at the names of fellow soldiers who died in combat at a war memorial in Seoul
Photograph: Park Ji-Hwan/AFP/Getty Images
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