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Pyongyang. North Korea — Mourners cry during the funeral procession for late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.

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Pyongyang, North Korea — Video image of Kim Jong Il's youngest son and successor, Kim Jong Un, saluting during the funeral for his father at the end of the procession outside Kumsusan Memorial Palace.

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Pyongyang, North Korea — Mourners surround the hearse carrying the coffin of the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il during his funeral procession through the streets.

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Pyongyang, North Korea — A car carries a portrait of Kim Jong-Il in front of the procession carrying Kim's body. Millions turned out to mourn Kim, whose death has left the world scrambling for details about his young successor.

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Pyongyang, North Korea — Video image of mourners crying during the funeral procession for late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.

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Pyongyang, North Korea — North Korea's next leader, Kim Jong Un, front center, salutes beside the hearse carrying the body of his late father and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il during the funeral procession.

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Pyongyang, North Korea — Mourners react as the hearse carrying Kim Jong-Il's body passes by during the funeral procession.

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Pyongyang, North Korea — Mourners react as they watch the funeral procession for late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.

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Pyongyang, North Korea — The body of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is seen lying in state under a glass cover at the Kumsusan Memorial Palace. The photo was released Tuesday by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency.

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Pyongyang, North Korea — Members of a crowd express condolences over the death of Kim Jong Il.

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Pyongyang, North Korea — Emotions ran high at a public mourning spot for Kim Jong Il.

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Pyongyang, North Korea — An image from North Korean TV shows Kim Jong Un, son of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, as he walks next to the glass coffin of his father.

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Dandong, China — A North Korean soldier keeps watch along the riverbank of the North Korean town of Sinuiju, across from the Chinese border city of Dandong.

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Pyongyang, North Korea — In October, Kim Jong Il presided over a parade marking the 65th anniversary of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party.

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Pyongyang, North Korea — Women collapse in tears as North Koreans gather after learning of the death of Kim Jong Il.

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Pyongyang, North Korea — A woman and her son cry as North Koreans gather after hearing that Kim Jong Il had died.

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Pyongyang, North Korea — Hundreds of people gather in front of a statue of Kim Il Sung, the father of Kim Jong Il, after learning of the death of the younger Kim.

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Seoul — Televisions in an electronics store in South Korea show the news about the death of Kim Jong Il, the leader of North Korea.

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Beijing — Evening newspapers report news of the death of Kim Jong Il. China is a key ally of North Korea.

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Paju, South Korea — South Korean soldiers patrol along a fence near the Demilitarized Zone dividing the two Koreas. South Korea is on a heightened state of alert because of the death of Kim Jong Il.

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Pyongyang, North Korea — Kim Jong Eun, who is expected to succeed his late father as North Korea's leader, is seen in a photo from October 2010.

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Pyongyang, North Korea — An undated file picture released by North Korea's official news organization, the Korean Central News Agency, shows Kim Jong Il, right, along with his son and heir apparent Kim Jong Eun, left, as they inspect an Air Force unit. The person in the center is unidentified.

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Pyongyang, North Korea — Kim Jong Il's younger sister Kim Kyong Hui, left, is seen in a file photo (from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency) attending the Conference of the Workers' Party of Korea. Kim Kyong Hui and the late leader's brother-in-law are expected to play a major role in the transition of power to Kim's son Kim Song Un.

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Beijing — A North Korean woman holding a bouquet of flowers walks toward the North Korean embassy to mourn the death of Kim Jong Il.

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Pyongyang, North Korea — North Koreans cry after hearing of the death of Kim Jong Il.

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Pyongyang, North Korea — Kim Jong Il's death brought women to tears.

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Pyongyang, North Korea — A North Korean woman cries after hearing of the death of Kim Jong Il. The strongman ruled with a cult of personality; a former psychological profiler for the CIA diagnosed Kim as having malignant narcissism, a personality disorder characterized by "extreme grandiosity and self-absorption."

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Beijing — Two men walk to the North Korean embassy with flowers to commemorate the death of Kim Jong Il.

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