FILE PHOTO: North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un speaks at plenary meeting of 8th central committee of the Workers' Party of KoreaSEOUL - The health of North Korea's leaders is typically a tightly held state secret in a nuclear-armed country dominated by the Kim family dynasty since its founding in 1948.
State media made a rare mention of the issue last week by quoting an unnamed Pyongyang resident who said everyone was concerned about the "emaciated" leader. State outlets never mentioned or explained the absence, despite intense speculation and rumours in international media. According to North Korean state media at the time, his passing was marked by plunging temperatures, mourning bears and flocks of magpies.In October 2008 state media said news reports about Kim Jong Il's health were false, after U.S. and South Korean officials said he may have suffered a stroke several months before.
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