N.K. media release photos of leader Kim watching soccer match

(ATTN: UPDATES with details of KCNA report; CHANGES slug)
SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's state media on Sunday released photos of
leader Kim Jong-il watching a soccer match amid speculation over his health.
The North's official Korean Central News Agency said Kim watched a game between
two army teams named Mangyongbong and Jebi together with army soldiers.
It, however, did not mention when or where the photos were taken.
It said the match was held "in connection with the close of the 11th People's
Sports Contest," a national athletic meet reportedly held for about a month until
Oct. 31.
The photos are the second set released by the North, apparently to show the
leader is doing well after reportedly suffering a stroke in mid-August.
North Korea's state media previously distributed photos of Kim inspecting a
women's military unit in a frontline area on Oct. 11. However, Seoul officials
said the foliage shown in the photos suggests they could have been taken before
Kim reportedly fell ill.