* YOU BEEN SNAP BLOG* R.I.P. KIM JONG 11 OF NORTH KOREANS .'The people are crying tears of blood': Millions of wailing North Koreans line snow bound streets in display of state-controlled grief for Kim Jong Il's funeral "

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North Korea carried out a meticulously choreographed funeral for its late leader Kim Jong Il today and affirmed that the country was now in the 'warm care' of his son.

Kim's youngest son and successor, Kim Jong Un, walked slowly next to his father's hearse as mourners lining the procession route in Pyongyang wailed in ostentatious displays of grief.

Passing the torch: North Korea's next leader, Kim Jong Un, front left, salutes beside the hearse carrying the body of his late father and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il during the funeral procession in Pyongyang, North Korea

The tightly stage-managed funeral seemed to be a message from the country's ruling family that they remain in tight control despite the death of their figurehead.

Dressed in a dark overcoat, the younger Kim - the focus of the proceedings - bowed his head slightly against the snow, and raised his right arm in salute to the late 'dear leader'.

Tens of thousands of mourners stood in freezing temperatures, wailing and holding onto each other for support as the parade passed by.

As the snow fell from a grey sky soldiers stood in lines with their heads bowed, many with tears streaming down their faces.

Regimented mourning: The funeral procession makes its way past ranks of spectators in a highly-rehearsed and orchestrated ceremony;

Farewell: Weeping North Koreans lined the streets of Pyongyang to bid goodbye to long time leader Kim Jong Il

Mobbed: Mourners crowded around the hearse carrying North Korean leader Kim Jong Il through the streets of the capital;

'How can the sky not cry?' a weeping soldier standing in the snow said to state TV. 'The people ... are all crying tears of blood.'

Some of the pictures purporting to show grieving North Koreans at the funeral were actually released by the country's state media yesterday, to ensure they would be available for news agencies to illustrate their coverage of the funeral.

No expense spared: The funeral procession of the late 'dear leader' Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang, North Korea today as his son and successor Kim Jong Un accompanies the coffin;

Sadly missed': A huge portrait of the late Kim Jong Il trundles through the snow during his funeral procession in Pyongyang, North Korea today;

High emotion: There have been enormous displays of public grief among North Koreans since the death of the dictator. The funeral service marked another emotional high point

Military salute: North Korean soldiers fired guns in honour of their late leader Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang;

Salute: North Korean soldiers  stand to attention as a portrait of Kim Jong Il drives past as Kim Jong Un pays tribute to his father ;

Standing to attention: Kim Jong Un (third from left) salutes during his father's funeral, accompanied by state dignitaries including a woman (second from right) who some believe is his wife;

Wailing: North Koreans fell to the ground in 'desperation' as the procession drove by;

Out of control: North Korean soldiers found it hard to contain their grief during the funeral procession;

Suffer little children: Girls in North Korea wail in this picture released by state media yesterday as they mourn the 'dear leader' who ruled the country for 14 years with an iron grip;

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Braving: Not even snow and sub-zero temperatures could prevent North Koreans from lining the streets of their capital to pay their respects;

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Tears for a tyrant: Kim Jong Un sheds a tear for his father as he lay in state in the in the inner sanctum of the Kumsusan Memorial Palace yesterday;