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North Korea releases photo of Kim Jong-un

September 30, 2010

For the first time since his childhood, North Korean media have published a picture of Kim Jong-un. The enigmatic son of leader Kim Jong-il was appointed to senior posts this week.

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, right, poses for a group photo with newly elected members of the central leadership body of the Workers Party of Korea in Pyongyang. A North Korean newspaper, which used the photo, identified Kim Jong-un as being in the photo, on the left.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, right, poses for a group photo with newly elected members of the central leadership body of the Workers Party of Korea in Pyongyang. A North Korean newspaper, which used the photo, identified Kim Jong-un as being in the photo, on the left.Image: AP