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First photo of Kim Jong-Un released

North Korea has published its first adult photograph of the youngest son and heir apparent to leader Kim Jong-Il, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported.

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A group photo released by the North's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Thursday shows leading officials of the ruling party, including leader Kim, at a photo session in Pyongyang.

The caption does not name the son, Jong-Un, but Yonhap said he was identified in the picture. KCNA said in a report on Wednesday that Jong-Un had attended the photo session.

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South Korean officials could not immediately confirm that Jong-Un is in the group photo.


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