Kim Jong Un factory visit footage hints at possible recent medical procedure

North Korean TV segment shows Kim riding a golf cart and with a new mark on his wrist

Chad O'Carroll | Colin Zwirko | Jeongmin Kim May 2, 2020

Image: KCTV

Updated at 23:10 KST to include additional expert comments

New footage of Kim Jong Un conducting his first inspection visit after weeks of speculation over his health suggests he may have undergone a medical procedure, analysis by NK News revealed Saturday.

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Chad O'Carroll

Chad O'Carroll has written on North Korea since 2010 and writes between London and Seoul.

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Jeongmin Kim is a correspondent at NK News, based in Seoul. She previously worked for the CSIS Korea Chair and in the Seoul bureau of Reuters news agency. Follow her on Twitter @jeongminnkim

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