New Delhi, Feb. 28 -- North Korea has released new images of leader Kim Jong Un's teenage daughter, including one showing her firing a rifle at a shooting range, adding to speculation that she is being groomed as his successor.

According to the state media KCNA news agency, Kim Jong Un presented new sniper rifles as ceremonial gifts to party and military officials, calling them a "wonderful weapon" and a sign of his trust.

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 develop...