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North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un Reappears - at Fertilizer Plant

William Gallo

   SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - After a wave of news reports that he was gravely
   sick or even dead, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reappeared in public
   Saturday -- for the first time in 21days -- at a fertilizer factory.

   North Korean state radio said Kim attended the completion ceremony for
   a phosphate fertilizer plant in Sunchon, a city north of the capital,
   Pyongyang.

   Rumors about Kim's health began to swirl after he skipped a major North
   Korean political anniversary April 15. The reason he did not attend is
   still unclear.

   The Daily NK, a Seoul-based website, reported that he was recovering
   from heart surgery. Several U.S. media said the U.S. had been
   monitoring intelligence he was in grave danger.

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