South Korea Spy Agency Says No Signs North Korea’s Kim Received Heart Surgery

There are no signs North Korean leader Kim Jong Un received heart surgery when he disappeared from state media for three weeks.
South Korea Spy Agency Says No Signs North Korea’s Kim Received Heart Surgery
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C) visits a fertilizer factory in Sunchon, South Pyongan province, near Pyongyang, North Korea, in this May 1, 2020, photo provided by the North Korean regime. Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP
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SEOUL—There are no signs North Korean leader Kim Jong Un received heart surgery when he disappeared from state media for three weeks, but he reduced public activity due to CCP virus concerns, South Korean lawmakers briefed by the spy agency said on Wednesday.

Kim attended the completion of a fertilizer plant, North Korea’s official media said on Saturday, the first report of his appearing in public since April 11.