P206 CEEFA( 206 Mon 17 Nov 21:25/32 ] 1/2 ]] There is confusion over the reported assassination of North Korean President Kim Il-sung. The South Korean defence minister said Kim was either dead or involved in an internal power struggle. Earlier, South Korea said news that Kim had been killed was broadcast from the neutral zone separating the communist North jrom the capitalist South. A Japanese news agency reported Kim's death but North Korean diplomats denied the story and senior officials in the country have been working normally. News index 102/202 MoreP206 CEEFA( 206 Mon 17 Nov 21:34/25 2/2 BACKGROUND ] Kim Il-sung, the North Korean leader who was reportedly assassinated, was 74 years old. Kim was installed as ruler of the northern half of the Korean peninsula bz the Soviet army in 1945. In 19u0, hj launched an attack on the capitalist South, triggering the three- year Korean war. Kim, undisputed leader of communist-led North Korea for jour djcadjs, had chosen his son Kim Jong-il, 44, as his successor - taking an unusual step in sjekjng a communist Kim dynasty. News index 102/202 More