North Korea leader appears minus the cane but still limping
- 10 years ago
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North Korea's state television KRT on Thursday (November 6) showed leader Kim Jong Un walking with a limp but without a cane in the clearest indication yet that he is recovering from an unconfirmed health problem that had kept him sidelined for more than a month.
KRT said the video of his meeting with army officials was shot on Monday (November 3) and Tuesday (November 4).
Kim had been seen without a walking stick in still pictures issued by the North's official media this week, after he emerged in mid-October from a long absence, ending speculation over his health and grip on power in the secretive state.
South Korea's intelligence agency said last week that Kim, who rules North Korea as supreme leader, was likely to have undergone surgery on his left ankle to treat complications stemming from a cyst.
On Thursday North Korea's state television showed the 31-year-old Kim attending a meeting of military commanders, walking
North Korea's state television KRT on Thursday (November 6) showed leader Kim Jong Un walking with a limp but without a cane in the clearest indication yet that he is recovering from an unconfirmed health problem that had kept him sidelined for more than a month.
KRT said the video of his meeting with army officials was shot on Monday (November 3) and Tuesday (November 4).
Kim had been seen without a walking stick in still pictures issued by the North's official media this week, after he emerged in mid-October from a long absence, ending speculation over his health and grip on power in the secretive state.
South Korea's intelligence agency said last week that Kim, who rules North Korea as supreme leader, was likely to have undergone surgery on his left ankle to treat complications stemming from a cyst.
On Thursday North Korea's state television showed the 31-year-old Kim attending a meeting of military commanders, walking