Mass rally in Pyongyang in support of Kim Jong Un

‘Death to US imperialists,’ chant students and soldiers after N. Korean leader orders rocket prep for anti-US strike

29 March 2013, 9:48 am

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un uses binoculars to view South Korean territory from an observation post on Jangjae Islet, in March 2013. (photo credit: AP/KCNA via KNS)

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Thousands of North Koreans have turned out for a mass rally at the main square in Pyongyang in support of their leader’s call to arms.

Chanting “Death to the US imperialists” and “Sweep away the US aggressors,” soldiers and students marched through Kim Il Sung Square in downtown Pyongyang on Friday during a 90-minute rally.

State media reported early Friday that leader Kim Jong Un called an emergency military meeting to order the army’s rocket unit to prepare to strike the US and South Korea in case of a “reckless provocation” by Washington or Seoul.

A full-blown North Korean attack is unlikely, though there are fears of a more localized conflict. Pyongyang has railed against the US decision to send B-2 bombers for military drills with South Korea.