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| North Korean leader Kim Jong-un watches country's first all-female supersonic jet drill, calls pilots 'flowers of the sky' | |
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| North Korea’s state media has released photos which it says show leader Kim Jong-un observing the inaugural training session of the nation’s first two female supersonic jet pilots. | North Korea’s state media has released photos which it says show leader Kim Jong-un observing the inaugural training session of the nation’s first two female supersonic jet pilots. |
| Kim watched as Jo Kum-hyang and Rim Sol took off and landed during a drill, and called them “flowers of the sky”, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported citing North Korea’s Central News Agency. | Kim watched as Jo Kum-hyang and Rim Sol took off and landed during a drill, and called them “flowers of the sky”, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported citing North Korea’s Central News Agency. |
| The two women were previously praised by the leader in 2014, when they completed a flying pursuit drill, The Telegraph reported. | The two women were previously praised by the leader in 2014, when they completed a flying pursuit drill, The Telegraph reported. |
| On both occasions, Kim made comments highlighting that the pair were women in order to suggest that they would find it more difficult to fly planes. | On both occasions, Kim made comments highlighting that the pair were women in order to suggest that they would find it more difficult to fly planes. |
| “The girls' solo flight of supersonic fighters in which it is hard for men to fly is a success to be proud of in the world,“ he said about the latest flight, the KCNA reported. | “The girls' solo flight of supersonic fighters in which it is hard for men to fly is a success to be proud of in the world,“ he said about the latest flight, the KCNA reported. |
| The release of the photos, which are undated, come after a defector warned that the country is capable of inflicting cyber-attacks on a devastating scale. | The release of the photos, which are undated, come after a defector warned that the country is capable of inflicting cyber-attacks on a devastating scale. |
| Prof Kim Heung-Kwang told BBC Click that the country has trained around 6,000 military hackers which make up Bureau 121. | Prof Kim Heung-Kwang told BBC Click that the country has trained around 6,000 military hackers which make up Bureau 121. |
| However he added: “I think it's important to underline that this is theoretical and possible from non-North Korean hackers too.” | However he added: “I think it's important to underline that this is theoretical and possible from non-North Korean hackers too.” |