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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Politics
Emmanuel Morilla

Is Kim Jong-Un Dead? Brain Haemorrhage Claims Spread Online Amid Questions Over North Korea's Leadership

Speculation about Kim Jong-un’s daughter, Kim Ju-ae, has accompanied the health rumours, but the reports establish neither a succession decision nor a transfer of power (Credit: The White House/Wikimedia Commons Public Domain)

Rumours that Kim Jong-un died following a brain haemorrhage have circulated online, accompanied by allegations of Chinese military involvement in North Korea. Neither the death claim nor the alleged troop deployment has been independently verified.

The speculation centres on posts by Wanjun Xie, who alleged that Kim suffered a severe cerebral haemorrhage, fell into a coma and subsequently died after receiving emergency treatment.

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