April 25, 2024
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Kim Jong Un’s train crosses into China over Yalu Friendship Bridge

North Korean leader's train spotted crossing Yalu Friendship Bridge into China

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's armored train crossed the Dandong Yalu Friendship Bridge on Saturday night, a source there told NK News, following a Russian report that he'd left Pyongyang about five hours earlier.

Kim's train crossed the bridge at about 9.20pm Beijing time, with Chinese security personnel blocking road access near it and a hotel adjacent to Dandong station emptied of all visitors, photos seen by NK News showed.

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