This television grab from North Korean television station Chosun Chung-ang, obtained on 11 October, 2008 shows leader Kim Jong-Il (C) inspecting a military unit in an undisclosed location in North Korea. North Korean television on October 11 aired photographs of leader Kim Jong-Il inspecting a military unit, the South Korean Yonhap news agency said here. Chosun Chung-ang TV showed 10 still pictures of Kim inspecting a women's battery of the Korean People's Army, Yonhap said It marked the first time since August 14 that North Korean news media has run photographs or footage of the reclusive leader in public. Getty Images logo Getty Images 13 months ago

This television grab from North Korean television station Chosun Chung-ang, obtained on 11 October, 2008 shows leader Kim Jong-Il (C) inspecting a military unit in an undisclosed location in North Korea. North Korean television on October 11 aired photographs of leader Kim Jong-Il inspecting a military unit, the South Korean Yonhap news agency said here. Chosun Chung-ang TV showed 10 still pictures of Kim inspecting a women's battery of the Korean People's Army, Yonhap said It marked the first time since August 14 that North Korean news media has run photographs or footage of the reclusive leader in public.

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  7. this undated photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on October 24, 2009 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Il (C) inspecting a newly-built pig farm at an undisclosed location in North Korea. The US froze October 23, 2009 the assets of a North Korean bank after the Treasury designated it a proliferator of weapons of mass destruction, officials said.
  8. this undated photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on October 24, 2009 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Il (centre L) inspecting a newly-built pig farm at an undisclosed location in North Korea. The US froze October 23, 2009 the assets of a North Korean bank after the Treasury designated it a proliferator of weapons of mass destruction, officials said.
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  12. South Korean conservative activists shout slogans next to portraits of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il during a rally in Seoul denouncing the North's launch of missiles on October 13, 2009. South Korea accused North Korea of flouting a United Nations ban with its latest short-range missile tests on October 12, amid reports the communist state is planning more launches.
  13. South Korean conservative activists shout slogans with placards showing pictures of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il during a rally in Seoul denouncing the North's launch of missiles on October 13, 2009. South Korea accused North Korea of flouting a United Nations ban with its latest short-range missile tests on October 12, amid reports the communist state is planning more launches.
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  16. South Korean conservative activists shout slogans next to portraits of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il during a rally in Seoul denouncing the North's launch of missiles on October 13, 2009. South Korea accused North Korea of flouting a United Nations ban with its latest short-range missile tests on October 12, amid reports the communist state is planning more launches.

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