Is Kim Jong-un alive? Twitter busy with rumours of North Korean leader’s demise

Rumours of Kim Jong Un’s death have been doing the rounds on social media especially twitter.

However, these claims have not been corroborated by the state news agency of North Korea or any other state media.

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Kim Jong Un has been missing from public life of late, raising doubts about his health. Rumours were bolstered after Kim’s absence from celebrations on April 15, an important holiday in North Korea to honour his grandfather and country’s founder Kim Il Sung.

There have been several reports in the international media concerning the 36-year-old ruler of North Korea major heart surgery which is different.

Reuters recently reported that China has sent a team including medical experts to advise on Kim’s health. Meanwhile, Japanese weekly magazine Shukan Gendai claimed that the North Korean leader is in a “vegetative state” after the heart surgery earlier this month.

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On Tuesday, CNN reported that the U.S. was “monitoring intelligence that suggests North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong Un, is in grave danger after undergoing a previous surgery.”

North Korea officials are yet to confirm various reports.

Below are reactions from twitter