<p>North Korea appears to have staged a large night-time military parade of a type it has used in the past to unveil new military hardware, including large ballistic missiles, South Korean and other media focused on the country reported on Thursday.</p>.<p>South Korea's <em>Yonhap</em> news agency said the parade appeared to have taken place in Pyongyang on September 9 local time, while the specialist <em>NK News</em> online publication quoted multiple informed sources as saying a parade had been due to start at midnight local time. September 9 is North Korea's national day.</p>.<p>In a tweet, <em>NK News</em> said citizens were seen late in the evening preparing for the parade near Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square. It said roads were closed and no regular vehicles seen.</p>
<p>North Korea appears to have staged a large night-time military parade of a type it has used in the past to unveil new military hardware, including large ballistic missiles, South Korean and other media focused on the country reported on Thursday.</p>.<p>South Korea's <em>Yonhap</em> news agency said the parade appeared to have taken place in Pyongyang on September 9 local time, while the specialist <em>NK News</em> online publication quoted multiple informed sources as saying a parade had been due to start at midnight local time. September 9 is North Korea's national day.</p>.<p>In a tweet, <em>NK News</em> said citizens were seen late in the evening preparing for the parade near Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square. It said roads were closed and no regular vehicles seen.</p>