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Does North Korea’s Kim Ju-ae have a younger sibling? Seoul thinks so

Seoul’s spy agency says it believes the daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has a ‘younger sibling of unknown gender’

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and his daughter Kim Ju-ae attend a military parade at Kim Il-sung Square in Pyongyang in February. Photo: KCNA via KNS / AFP
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and his daughter Kim Ju-ae watch a performance at the Pyongyang Gymnasium in March. Photo: KCNA via KNS / AFP
Agence France-Presse

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s daughter and apparent successor is believed to have a younger sibling, South Korea’s spy agency has said, offering a more detailed view of the ruling family’s line of succession.

Seoul’s spy agency previously said Kim was thought to have three children, but some uncertainty remained on the number of offspring as well as the order of their birth.

The Kim dynasty is now in its third generation ruling the closed-off nation, and the current leader’s children would be potentially poised to take over one day.

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