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In a stunning new development, a train belonging to the North Korean ruler Kim Jong-un has been spotted at a resort town amid a frenzy of conflicting reports over his death. It is suspected that new satellite images confirm the whereabouts of Kim Jong-un at the resort town of Wonsan, as rumours persist that the leader is in poor health or even dead. The latest images of a train parked at Wonsan’s ‘leadership station’ came from a Washington-based North Korea monitoring project, 38 North.

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The station where the train is spotted is traditionally reserved for the use of the Kim family.

38North cautioned that the train's presence "does not prove the whereabouts of the North Korean leader or indicate anything about his health".

They added: "But it does lend weight to reports that Kim is staying at an elite area on the country's eastern coast."

CNN's Will Ripley explained that the new images outside of North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un's compound indicate something major is happening inside the secretive state.

He said: "A train, likely to be King Jong-un's, has been spotted outside his luxurious beach-front compound in Wonsan. The fact his train is there doesn't prove or disprove anything in regards to his health.

"But, Kim Jong-un always travels by plane or car to this resort. He likes to fly his own plane when he is in good health."

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