N. Korean leader in China's Inner Mongolia while returning home from Russia trip

BEIJING/MANZHOULI, China, Aug. 26 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il left for an undisclosed destination Friday after spending a night in an Inner Mongolia city in China on his way back from Russia, a source said.
   Kim spent a night in the northeastern city of Hulunbeier after arriving from the eastern Siberian city of Ulan-Ude, where he met with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday.
   The North's official Korean Central News Agency reported late Thursday that Kim will pay a visit to China's northeast area on his way home after his trip to Siberia and Russia's Far East.
   The KCNA, however, did not elaborate on Kim's plans and itinerary.
   On Thursday, Kim's armored train briefly stopped in the Chinese border city of Manzhouli before arriving in Hulunbeier. The train left for an undisclosed destination Friday morning, the source said.
   It was not immediately clear whether Kim would hold talks with Chinese leaders as his train rolled across China. In May, he met with the Chinese president in his third trip to the North's most important ally in just over a year.
   The decision to cross Chinese territory may simply be a move to shorten Kim's train ride back to his country.