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North Korea

No indications Kim Jong Un underwent heart surgery

cde.news desk · 1 min read
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A photo released by the official North Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (2-L) attending a completion ceremony of a factory, which has been built as the production base of Juche fertilizer, on May Day, in Sunchon, North Korea. EPA-EFE/KCNA

 

South Korea’s spy agency said on Wednesday there are no signs North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has received heart surgery, the Yonhap news agency reported.

Kim disappeared from state media for three weeks, sparking a flurry of speculation about his health and whereabouts, before re-emerging last Saturday.

Daily NK, a Seoul-based news outlet with sources inside North Korea, reported in April that Kim was recovering from a cardiovascular procedure.

 

Via NYT/Reuters

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