North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has cancer: Report
July 13th, 2009 - 10:18 am ICT by IANS
- Seoul, July 13 (DPA) North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has pancreatic cancer, South Korean news service YTN reported Monday.
The disease is life threatening, the report said quoting intelligence sources in China and South Korea.
The 67-year-old’s tumor was found last summer after he reportedly suffered a stroke.
It has long been speculated that Kim was preparing to hand over power to his youngest son, Jong Un.
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