'Strong possibility' North Korea's Kim Jong Un made surprise Beijing visit

Source: CNN:::

March 27, 2018 at 09:09

A police and two paramilitary police officers take position near Tiananmen Square on Tuesday.

A CNN team saw a motorcade arriving at Beijing Station on Tuesday afternoon and Japan's Kyodo news agency reported that the distinctive green, armored train had left the Chinese capital, presumably bound for Pyongyang.

Beijing (CNN) - North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un is believed to have wrapped up an unprecedented whirlwind trip to the Chinese capital, ahead of a planned summit with his South Korean counterpart and a potential meeting with US President Donald Trump.

An official with deep knowledge of North Korea told CNN Tuesday there was a "strong possibility" that Kim was in Beijing after speculation began swirling late Monday about the arrival of a high-level North Korean official.
The rumors started after images were shared online of what appeared to be a train that belongs to North Korea's ruling Kim family arriving in Beijing, and intensified as security officials closed roads outside the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, where North Korean leaders have previously stayed.

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