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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ju-Min Park and Josh Smith

Inside the bulletproof train that Kim Jong Un uses for international trips

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has embarked on a rare journey to Beijing by train, a slow, armoured form of transport favoured by the reclusive nation's leaders for decades.

The reclusive leader, who rarely leaves North Korea, is expected to arrive in Beijing on Tuesday, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency said.

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