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Civilians pack Kim mausoleum

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5 Views • Dec 22, 2011

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PLEASE NOTE: EDIT CONTAINS CONVERTED 4:3 MATERIAL
North Korean TV shows hordes of mourners pouring into the Kumsusan Memorial Palace where Kim Jong-il is lying in state.
The footage was aired on Thursday by state broadcaster KRT but it's not clear when it was filmed.
Kim's son and designated successor was there again to greet diplomats visiting to pay their condolences.
Civilians are also being allowed in to express their grief.
SOUNDBITE: Kim Pil-Bong, factory manager, saying (Korean):
"How on earth is this possible? Our general was working day and night in his passionate effort to lead us. And on a night train...."
Kim's death has brought an influx of curious tourists to the South Korean side of the demilitarised zone that separates it from the North.
On Thursday, about a hundred came to take a look across the border.
SOUNDBITE: Lee In-hee, South Korean tourist, saying (Korean):
"I was wondering what would happen in North Korea and I heard this Unification Observatory is the best position to look over the northern side of the border so I came here with my friends."
Kim's authoritarian rule ended on Saturday when he died aboard a train from a heart attack.
His funeral is due to take place on December 28th.
Paul Chapman, Reuters