North Korean bodyguards jog next to a car carrying North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un returning to the North for a lunch break after a morning session of the inter-Korean summit.
IN what was truly a sight to behold, Kim Jong-un was today escorted to lunch, in a car surrounded by a dozen jogging security guards. The North Korean leader had just marked a milestone after earlier today becoming the first in his position to step foot in South Korea since the end of the Korean War in The scenes in which the leaders — who were launching missiles at each other mere months ago — then held hands and planted trees together were extraordinary.
But those that followed were just as remarkable. Footage of his journey home shows the leader travelling along major roads flanked by security guards in black suits and ties who circle the vehicle and jog along with it. The leader was expected to return to the South in a similar fashion for further meetings later Friday afternoon. First round completed. Both sides breaking for separate lunches. Kim reportedly discussed his disdain for other modes of transport available in North Korea during earlier today.
Kim's security detail gets a work out as he leaves the Peace House after the first round of talks pic. Kim Jong Un appeared to work up an appetite during a summit in South Korea. North Korean roads are often bumpy and poorly maintained. How Kim Jong-un rolls.
North Korea security guards work hard to earn their keep. Ri Yong-guk, a defector from the North who served on a security detail for Kim Jong-il, wrote in a memoir that as many as six different layers of security guards protected the leader on trips to the countryside to inspect military units, plants or farms. To join the conversation, please Log in. Don't have an account? Sign up. Join the conversation, you are commenting as Logout.
