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North Korea Releases 'Proof of Life' Pictures of Kim Jong-Un Following Bizarre Death Rumors
State media showed Kim Jong Un at a Pyongyang expo after online posts claimed he had died from a brain hemorrhage, with South Korean officials seeing no evidence.
- On Monday, North Korean state media released 'proof of life' images of leader Kim Jong-un, 42, and his 13-year-old daughter Kim Ju-ae inspecting a clothing and footwear exhibition in Pyongyang.
- Speculation surged after US-based Chinese dissident Xie Wanjun claimed, without evidence, that Kim suffered 'a severe cerebral haemorrhage' and authorities were concealing his death.
- South Korean officials reported hearing 'nothing' to support the claims, while Xie further alleged China dispatched 9000 troops to Pyongyang to stabilize the region.
- Analysts closely monitor sister Kim Yo-jong and daughter Ju-ae as potential successors, while Kim's weight of approximately 140 kilograms fuels international scrutiny of regime stability.
- This incident recalls a 2020 false alarm where politician Ji Seong-ho claimed he was '99 per cent' certain of Kim's death, illustrating how North Korea's extreme secrecy fuels recurring rumors.
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North Korea Releases Kim Jong Un Photos Amid Death Speculation
North Korean state media released photos of Kim Jong Un inspecting footwear and clothing on Monday, pushing back against unverified online claims that the 42-year-old leader had died and fuelling fresh scrutiny of succession rumours in Pyongyang.
·New Delhi, India
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Following rumors that North Korean Chairman Kim Jong-un died of a cerebral hemorrhage, suspicions even arose that the figure who appeared was a double.
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