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Published on Saturday, October 04, 2008
By LA Daily News Staff Writer
SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea's state news agency reported a public appearance by reclusive leader Kim Jong Il for the first time in nearly two months, an absence that prompted speculation he was seriously ill.
Kim watched a university soccer game, the state-run Korean Central News Agency reported Saturday. It did not say anything about his health condition or when he made the appearance.
The 66-year-old leader had not been seen in public since mid-August. U.S. and South Korean officials said last month that Kim suffered a stroke and underwent brain surgery but North Korea has denied he was ill.
Kim's failure to appear for two key occasions - a military parade marking the 60th anniversary of the founding of North Korea and Korean Thanksgiving - reinforced the notion that he was seriously ill and raised questions about future leadership of the isolated communist country
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