Kim Jong-un celebrates final phase of construction project with enormous explosion

The ceremony, which coincided with the birthday of the leader's father, took place in Pyongyang’s Hwasong district on Sunday.

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00:00North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attended a groundbreaking ceremony for new apartment

00:04construction on the anniversary of his late father's birthday, state media reported on

00:09Monday.

00:10Video from state broadcaster KRT showed Kim Jong-un making a speech at the groundbreaking

00:14event.

00:15This time, the footage included his voice, which is rare.

00:21He spoke to a crowd of construction workers and then twisted the switch to ignite explosions.

00:28The project is in the suburbs of the capital Pyongyang, called the Hwasong district.

00:32It's a part of a push to build 50,000 new apartments within five years.