{{North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un has been shown on state media walking to his seat for a memorial event with a noticeable limp.}}<\/p>\n
As the country begins a 10-day period of mourning to mark the 20th anniversary of the death of its first leader, Kim Il Sung, Pyongyang watchers are paying closer attention to his grandson.<\/p>\n
Kim Jong Un seemed to have somehow hurt his leg enough to require a slight, but visible, limp as he marched across the stage to assume his position of honour. He limped again as he left the room when the event was over.<\/p>\n
Although the limp appeared relatively minor, it is unusual for the North’s state-run media to display images of the leaders that do not depict them as in peak form.<\/p>\n
The decision to broadcast a limping Kim has been interpreted by some foreign observers as an interesting departure from past precedent.<\/p>\n
State media had no comment on the limp, or their decision to broadcast it.<\/p>\n
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