US and South Korean spies do not believe that Kim Jong Un is dead, after satellites pictured his train at an elite coastal resort

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• US and South Korean intelligence believe that reports of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's death are untrue, The Washington Post reported. 
• Rumors have swirled of Kim's illness and death since he missed celebrations marking his grandfather's birthday on April 15. 
• A report from a Washington DC-based monitoring group on Saturday said that Kim's personal train had been pictured at an elite North Korean coastal resort last week. 
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US intelligence agencies do not believe that reports spreading across the internet of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's death are accurate, The Washington Post reported. 

Three government officials familiar with the matter told the publication that US and South Korean intelligence believe that Kim is still alive.

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