North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appeared to be limping on Tuesday at a ceremony marking the 20th anniversary of the death of his grandfather, the country's founding president, Kim Il Sung.
In state television footage of the event broadcast live, Kim, believed to be in his early 30s, shuffled quickly and unevenly across a stage amidst applause at the auditorium in the capital, Pyongyang.
No reason was given for Kim's apparent injury, which was a rare display of frailty for a leader whom many North Koreans regard as god-like. He did not speak at the event.
Instead, the country's ceremonial head of state, Kim Yong Nam, praised the deceased Kim Il Sung as "the greatest leader in human history."
Elsewhere in the capital, throngs of North Koreans bowed deeply and lined up to leave bouquets of flowers or ornate wreaths in front of statues of Kim Il Sung.
Kim Il Sung ruled North Korea from its founding in 1948 until his death in 1994. He was succeeded by his son, Kim Jong Il, who died unexpectedly in 2011, leaving power in the hands of Kim Jong Un.
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