Photos show North Korean leader and daughter firing pistols during on-site inspection
By Jun Sung-minPosted : March 12, 2026, 09:34Updated : March 12, 2026, 09:35
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un fires a pistol at a shooting range while inspecting a munitions factory at an undisclosed location on March 11, 2026, in this photo released by the state-run [North] Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) the following day.
SEOUL, March 12 (AJP) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspected a munitions factory producing light weapons such as pistols, state media reported on Thursday.
According to the state-run [North] Korean Central News Agency, Kim visited the factory the previous day to "learn about the munitions production."
He was quoted as urging officials to "expand the factory's production capacity in a far-sighted way and raise the level of modernization of the production line," stressing that the factory is "playing a very important role in increasing the combat efficiency of the army, public security forces and militia forces."
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's daughter Ju-ae (center) fires a pistol at a shooting range while inspecting a munitions factory at an undisclosed location on March 11, 2026, in this photo released by the state-run [North] Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) the following day.
Photos released by KCNA showed Kim and his teenage daughter Ju-ae, both in leather jackets, firing pistols at an indoor shooting range there.
Similar photos were released late last month when Ju-ae joined senior military officials at an event to present newly developed sniper rifles to troops.
Meanwhile, Kim said he plans to convene a meeting with key military officials next month to review modernization projects and budgets for munitions factories over the next five years.