"Mourners in North Korea have been paying their last respects at the open coffin of late leader Kim Jong-il.
State TV showed pictures of his son and heir, Kim Jong-un, and other senior officials at a memorial palace.
Kim Jong-il died on Saturday of a heart attack caused by overwork and stress at the age of 69, state media said.
A period of official mourning is under way. Kim Jong-il, who had been in power since the death of father Kim Il-sung in 1994, will be buried on 28 December.
North Korean state media said its people continued to grieve late into the night."
State TV showed pictures of his son and heir, Kim Jong-un, and other senior officials at a memorial palace.
Kim Jong-il died on Saturday of a heart attack caused by overwork and stress at the age of 69, state media said.
A period of official mourning is under way. Kim Jong-il, who had been in power since the death of father Kim Il-sung in 1994, will be buried on 28 December.
North Korean state media said its people continued to grieve late into the night."
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