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Seoul: North Korean leader has so far executed 70 officials
AP ^ | July 9, 2015 | Kim Tong-Hyung

Posted on 07/09/2015 7:49:05 AM PDT by C19fan

Young North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has executed 70 officials since taking power in late 2011 in a "reign of terror" that far exceeds the bloodshed of his dictator father's early rule, South Korean officials said Thursday.

South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se, at a forum in Seoul, compared Kim Jong Un's 70 executions with those of his late father, Kim Jong Il, who he said executed about 10 officials during his first years in power.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: kim; korea; north
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To: Patriot Babe

Don’t worry, we will be opening up an embassy there soon.


21 posted on 07/09/2015 10:44:07 AM PDT by skinndogNN
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