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SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong- Il is thought to have named his youngest son to succeed him as head of the Stalinist nation, a South Korean news report said.

Kim will hand leadership over to his third son, Swiss-educated Kim Jong-Un, who is in his mid-20s, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency said Thursday, citing an unidentified intelligence source.

But another report said his eldest son was poised to step in as a figurehead, reflecting uncertainty over who will succeed the aging leader who turns 67 next month.

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