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North Korea's Kim Jong Il Photos

Fireworks explode in the sky over Paektu Mountain, North Korea's highest mountain and the purported birth place of Kim Jong Il, Feb. 14, 2003, to mark the reclusive leader's 61st birthday on Feb. 16. Contrary to Kim's official biography, Western historians say he was in fact born in Siberia, where his father was exiled during World War Two.

(Photo: AP)