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A NEW HISTORY BEGINS! Kim Jong-un becomes first North Korean leader to cross into South Korea in 65 years [Photos]

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As the leaders of North and South Korea clasped hands over the Military Demarcation Line, South Koreans were glued to the screen to watch history being made — even from prison.

The summit, the first in more than a decade between two countries technically still at war, received wall-to-wall coverage on nearly every television channel and many South Koreans tuned in.

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Even convicts across the nation saw their usual diet of pre-edited TV interrupted for “emergency live programming” of the landmark handshake between Kim Jong Un and Moon Jae-in, the South Korean justice ministry said in a statement.

“We allowed all inmates detained in detention centres across the country to join the nation for the historic moment of the South-Northsummit,” added the ministry.

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Lee Song-eun, an elementary school teacher in Seoul, usually ensures the television in her classroom is turned off, but made a rare exception.

“Even if I get complaints that I’m not teaching to watch this, I am so curious,” she said.

“The kids were working on their assignments and suddenly broke out into ‘Ah!’ and ‘Oh!’ when Kim Jong Un appeared,” she told AFP.

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North Korean bodyguards jog next to a car carrying North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un returning to the North for a lunch break after a morning session of the inter-Korean summit at the truce village of Panmunjom on April 27, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Korea Summit Press Pool / Korea Summit Press Pool

 

North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un (C) signs the guest book next to South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in (L) during the Inter-Korean summit at the Peace House building on the southern side of the truce village of Panmunjom on April 27, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Korea Summit Press Pool / Korea Summit Press Pool

North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un (L) and South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in (R) pose for a photo during their summit in the Peace House building on the southern side of the truce village of Panmunjom on April 27, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Korea Summit Press Pool / Korea Summit Press Pool

North Korean bodyguards jog next to a car carrying North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un returning to the North for a lunch break after a morning session of the inter-Korean summit at the truce village of Panmunjom on April 27, 2018./ AFP PHOTO / Korea Summit Press Pool / Korea Summit Press Pool

North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un (L) steps with South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in (R) across the Military Demarcation Line that divides their countries into the North side ahead of their meeting at the official summit Peace House building at Panmunjom on April 27, 2018./ AFP PHOTO / Korea Summit Press Pool / Korea Summit Press Pool

North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un (3rd L-bottom) walks with South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in (2nd L-bottom) down a red carpet past a welcoming ceremony to the official summit Peace House building for their meeting at Panmunjom on April 27, 2018./ AFP PHOTO / Korea Summit Press Pool / Korea Summit Press Pool

North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un (L) talks with South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in (R) before the inter-Korean summit at the Peace House building on the southern side of the truce village of Panmunjom on April 27, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Korea Summit Press Pool / Korea Summit Press Pool

A conservative activist prepares to display partially burnt images of late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung (L), Kim Jong Il (C), and current leader Kim Jong Un, during a protest opposing the inter-Korean summit in Seoul on April 26, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / GREG BAKER

North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un (L) walks with South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in (R) after meeting at the Military Demarcation Line that divides their countries to the official summit Peace House building at Panmunjom on April 27, 2018.
 / AFP PHOTO / Korea Summit Press Pool / Korea Summit Press Pool

North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un (2nd R) walks with South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in (R), followed by Kim’s sister and close adviser Kim Yo Jong (2nd L), down a red carpet to the official summit Peace House building for their meeting at Panmunjom on April 27, 2018.
/ AFP PHOTO / Korea Summit Press Pool / Korea Summit Press Pool

North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un (centre L) talks with South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in (centre R) before the inter-Korean summit at the Peace House building on the southern side of the truce village of Panmunjom on April 27, 2018.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and the South’s President Moon Jae-in sat down to a historic summit on April 27 after shaking hands over the Military Demarcation Line that divides their countries in a gesture laden with symbolism. / AFP PHOTO / Korea Summit Press Pool / Korea Summit Press Pool

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