Chinese and Japanese media have been claiming that North Korea’s Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un is dead. At the moment, pictures of a funeral on Twitter are going fiercely viral.

As reported by Express, the vice-chairman of the Hong Kong-backed news channel, which claims to be the niece of a Chinese foreign minister, has announced Kim Jong-un’s death.

Shijian Xingzhou, deputy director of HKSTV Hong Kong satellite television, says a ‘very solid source’ has informed him of Kim Jong Un’s death. Shijian Xingzhou reported on a social media app called Weibo for her reading of about 15 million followers, claiming Kim Jong Un is dead.

However a Japanese magazine reports that Kim is in a very critical condition after failing heart surgery. In the US, TMZ has confirmed Kim Jung Un’s death. However, no official information has yet been revealed from North Korea regarding the matter. Kim Jong is seen on those last R 11 April, after which he has not appeared in the media.

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