North Korean leader presents new sniper rifles

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has presented new sniper ​rifles as ceremonial gifts to party and military officials, calling them a “wonderful weapon” and a sign ​of his trust, state media KCNA news agency ​said on Saturday. KCNA reported Kim ⁠met leading cadres and commanding officers at the headquarters of the Workers’ Party ​of Korea on ‌Friday and handed each a new-generation rifle developed by the country’s Academy of Defence Science. “As was already made ​public, this new-generation sniper’s rifle our Academy of Defence Science developed and produced is really a wonderful weapon,” Kim was quoted as saying. The ‌gifts were ‌presented to mark ​the Ninth Congress of the party. Recipients included members of the party’s Central Military Commission, senior commanders of the Korean People’s Army and guard units, as well as Kim’s sister ​Kim Yo Jong, whom KCNA for the first time identified as director of the General Affairs Department of the party’s Central Committee.