North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has gifted top government and military officials new sniper rifles following a weeklong ruling party congress celebrating his leadership.

But it has launched a debate about the young Kim Ju Ae's viability as the next leader for the country of 25 million - a dictatorship which has only ever been ruled by a member of the Kim family.

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SEOUL, Feb 28 (Reuters) - 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.

North Korea has released an unprecedented photo of Kim Jong-un’s daughter firing a rifle. Kim Ju-ae can be seen looking through a viewfinder, aiming and firing the gun, while dressed in a brown leather jacket. Released by the state-run Korean Central News Agency, the photo is particularly unusual as Kim Ju-ae is alone in the photo.

The North Korean leader, however, took a sterner tone on South Korea, labeling it as a “hostile state and eternal enemy,” and threatening to “completely destroy” it.

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