South Korea says Kim Jong Un did not have surgery, as two Koreas exchange gunfire – By Cynthia Kim and Hyonhee Shin (Reuters) / May 3 2020
SEOUL, May 3 (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un did not undergo surgery during his almost three week absence from public life, South Korean news outlet Yonhap said citing a senior government official, as the two Koreas exchanged gunfire around the border on Sunday.
© ED JONES/AFP/Getty Images In a photo taken on May 28, 2018 the skyline of North Korea is seen behind a rice field and barbed wire fence of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating North and South Korea, on the South Korean island of Gyodong, west of Seoul. – Declaring a formal end to the war will be one of the agenda items when US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader meet next week in Singapore for their unprecedented summit. Despite the fences and watchtowers, residents all along the DMZ have grown indifferent to the propaganda broadcasts and gunfire that punctuate their daily existence – but hope that the diplomatic drive will lead to peace. (Photo by Ed JONES / AFP) / TO GO WITH SKorea-NKorea-US-diplomacy,FOCUS by Sunghee Hwang (Photo credit should read ED JONES/AFP/Getty Images)
The South Korean official declined to provide reasons for believing that Kim did not undergo surgery, but said speculative reports that he may have had surgery, citing some differences in his leg movements, is not true, Yonhap reported.
Earlier on Sunday, North and South Korea exchanged gunfire around the South’s guard post, raising tension a day after North Korean state media showed Kim visiting a factory, the first report of him making a public appearance since April 11.
Multiple gunshots were fired from North Korea at 7:41 a.m. local time towards a guard post in South Korea that borders the North, the South’s Joint Chiefs of Staffs (JCS) said in a statement.
South Korea responded by firing two shots towards North Korea, no injuries were reported.
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