South Korea says North Korean leader Kim not gravely ill


  • World
  • Tuesday, 21 Apr 2020

FILE PHOTO North Korean leader Kim Jong Un takes part in a meeting of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers Party of Korea WPK in this image released by North Koreas Korean Central News Agency KCNA on April 11 2020. KCNAvia REUTERS

FILE PHOTO: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un takes part in a meeting of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in this image released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on April 11, 2020. KCNA/via REUTERS

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was not gravely ill, two South Korean government sources said on Tuesday, following reports he had undergone a cardiovascular procedure and was now in "grave danger".

Kim was receiving treatment after undergoing the procedure, a South Korean media report said late on Monday, amid speculation over Kim's health following his absence from a key anniversary event this month.

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