North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un could be in vegetative state, says Japanese mag amid death rumours
Amid rumours that he has died, a Japanese maganize has reported that North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un could be in a “vegetative state” following his heart surgery earlier this month. However, nothing was officially confirmed yet.
The weekly Shukan Gendai has been quoted by some prominent media that he could be in a vegitative state.
Wall Street Journal (WSJ) Japan Editor Alastair Gale tweeted six hours ago: "Wild if true. Japanese magazine reports Kim Jong Un may be in a vegetative state after doctors struggled to insert stents in his arteries following a collapse. Source is one Chinese medical official."
According to Reuters, China has sent a team to North Korea including medical experts to check on Kim Jong-un, according to three people familiar with the situation.
A delegation led by a senior member of the Chinese Communist party’s international liaison department left Beijing for North Korea on Thursday, two of the people told Reuters.
Reports last Tuesday said Kim Jong Un is in 'grave danger' after a surgery.
The US is monitoring intelligence that North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un, is in grave danger after a surgery, according to a US official with direct knowledge, reported CNN on April 21.
Kim recently missed the celebration of his grandfather's birthday on April 15, which raised speculation about his well-being. He had been seen four days before that at a government meeting, reported the American news channel.
Daily NK, a South Korean internet news outlet specializing in North Korea news, reported that Kim Jong Un recently underwent heart surgery and continues to recuperate from the procedure at a villa outside of Pyongyang.
Reports from a Daily NK source in the country suggest that Kim underwent the surgery at the Hyangsan Hospital on Apr. 12. The hospital is located near Mount Myohyang, in North Pyongan Province, and is exclusively for the use of the Kim family.
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