SEOUL, South Korea: The South Korean government on Tuesday was looking into United States media reports saying North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was in fragile condition after surgery.

Officials from South Korea’s Unification Ministry and National Intelligence Service said they could not immediately confirm the report by an anonymous US official, who said Kim was in “grave danger” after an unspecified surgery.

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