Kim Jong-Un makes his first public appearance for 20 days at a fertiliser plant

Kim Jong-Un makes his first public appearance for 20 days at a fertiliser plant, says North Korean state media amid claims he is dead

  • The despot cut the ribbon at the opening of a fertiliser factory, state media said
  • Kim ‘attended the ceremony’ and ‘all participants broke into thunderous cheers’
  • He has not made a public appearance since a Workers’ Party meeting on April 11
  • The next day state media reported him inspecting fighter jets at air defence unit

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has made his first public appearance for 20 days – dispelling rumours he had died.

The despot cut the ribbon at the opening of a fertiliser factory, KCNA state media reported on Saturday.

Kim ‘attended the ceremony’ on Friday and ‘all the participants broke into thunderous cheers of ‘hurrah!’ when he appeared, the Korean Central News Agency said.

He has not made a public appearance since presiding over a Workers’ Party politburo meeting on April 11, and the following day state media reported on him inspecting fighter jets at an air defence unit.   

Kim (pictured in March) ‘attended the ceremony’ on Friday and ‘all the participants broke into thunderous cheers of ‘hurrah!” when he appeared, the Korean Central News Agency said

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