North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (2nd from L, front row) stands alongside members of the Presidium of the Politburo of the Workers' Party of Korea, as he visits the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang on July 8, 2021, to pay tribute to his grandfather and North Korea's founder, Kim Il-sung, on the occasion of the 27th anniversary of the former leader's death, in this photo released by the North's official Korean Central News Agency. Ri Pyong-chol (3rd row, in circle), vice chairman of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party, is seen on the third row in an indication that he might have been removed from the Presidium at its meeting late last month. The mausoleum enshrines the mummified bodies of Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il, the current leader's father. (Korean Central News Agency)
SEOUL, July 8 (Korea Herald/ANN) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited a mausoleum for his late grandfather and national founder Kim Il-sung to mark the anniversary of his death, state media reported Thursday, dismissing rumors about his health.
Kim paid tribute at the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, where Kim Il-sung's body lies in state, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said, a day after rumors surfaced in South Korea that Kim fell unconscious after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage and his uncle Kim Pyong-il had forced him from power.
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