| Published Fri, April 27th 2018 at 12:15, Updated April 27th 2018 at 12:37 GMT +3North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is always surrounded by tight security, and his bodyguards are chosen for their fitness, marksmanship and martial arts skills. (AFP)When Pyongyang's leader Kim Jong Un came down the steps towards the inter-Korean border Friday he was escorted by a phalanx of bodyguards carefully chosen for their fitness, marksmanship, martial arts skills and even looks. All sported red North Korean lapel badges and the curly-wired earpieces beloved of the US Secret Service. North Korea is one of the world's most tightly-controlled societies, but even so security for its leader is iron-clad. In November a North Korean soldier defected under a hail of automatic rifle fire from his comrades.

Source: Standard Digital April 27, 2018 09:11 UTC