Speculation about the state of Kim Jong Il's health began a month ago (Photo: AFP)NKorea's Kim Signals He Is Back In Control: Analysts -- AFP
SEOUL (AFP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il, rumoured to have suffered a stroke, has sent a signal he has recovered and is back in control with his first reported public outing in 51 days, analysts said Sunday.
Kim failed to appear at a September 9 parade to mark the hardline communist state's 60th anniversary, triggering intense speculation about his health and concerns about who would take over in his absence, or if he died.
South Korean officials have said Kim underwent brain surgery after a stroke but was recovering well, while North Korean officials have denied any illness.
But the official Korean Central News Agency said late Saturday 66-year-old Kim had attended a student football match to mark the anniversary of the founding of Kim Il-Sung University, the nation's top education institute.
The state news agency did not say when the match took place, but the 62nd anniversary fell on Wednesday, according to North Korean official media.
The North's radio and TV broadcasters on Sunday continued to report of Kim's attendance -- but without using photographs or video footage of the event -- according to Yonhap news agency, Seoul's key monitor of the North Korean media.
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My Comment: No videos or pictures were released. Makes me wonder how he really looks. The Government is definitely concerned .... otherwise they would have released pictures.
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