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Another wave of reports about the critical condition of the DPRK leader, including The Sun's publication about a brain hemorrhage and coma, has not been confirmed. Koreanist Andrei Lankov noted that such rumors appear every two to three years and usually are not confirmed. KCNA showed Kim Jong-un at an exhibition in Pyongyang on October 19.
Javlon TursunovKorea scholar Andrei Lankov commented to Gazeta.Ru on The Sun's report that Kim Jong-un had allegedly suffered a brain hemorrhage. According to him, such rumors appear every two to three years and each time turn out to be exaggerated. Against the backdrop of the publications, North Korean media showed photographs of the leader at a clothing and footwear exhibition.
Javlon TursunovAfter a social media post by Chinese dissident Xie Wanjun claimed Kim Jong Un had died of a brain hemorrhage, North Korean state media published photos of the leader at a clothing and footwear exhibition in Pyongyang. South Korean intelligence said it had no confirmation of the rumors.
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