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North Korea Defence Chief Hyon Yong-chol 'executed'
BBC ^ | May 13, 2915

Posted on 05/13/2015 5:02:05 AM PDT by nuconvert

North Korea's Defence Minister Hyon Yong-chol has been executed for showing disloyalty to leader Kim Jong-un, South Korea's spy agency has told parliament.

MPs were told Mr Hyon was killed on 30 April by anti-aircraft fire in front of an audience of hundreds, the Yonhap news agency reports.

It said Mr Hyon had fallen asleep during an event attended by Kim Jong-un and had not carried out instructions.

The news comes weeks after the reported execution of 15 senior officials.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: hyonyongchol; kimjongun; nkorea; northkorea; yesterday
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To: mkleesma

“I gotta hand it to this kid - he does come up with some unique execution methods.”

No kidding, I can’t wait to see what he comes up with next.


21 posted on 05/13/2015 9:37:11 AM PDT by TexasRepublic (Socialism is the gospel of envy and the religion of thieves)
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To: nuconvert

Executions will continue until morale improves!


22 posted on 05/13/2015 9:39:36 AM PDT by TexasRepublic (Socialism is the gospel of envy and the religion of thieves)
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