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  • N. Korea: Kim Jong-il's 'Mystery Doctor' Identified (Francois-Xavier Roux)

    10/30/2008 3:18:25 AM PDT · by TigerLikesRooster · 8 replies · 736+ views
    Chosun Ilbo ^ | 10/30/08
    Kim Jong-il's 'Mystery Doctor' Identified Francois-Xavier Roux A French doctor believed to have been contacted by North Korean leader Kim Jong-il’s son before embarking on a trip to Pyongyang has denied the mission and says he is in Beijing. He was identified as Francois-Xavier Roux (57), head of neurosurgery at Paris' Sainte-Anne Hospital. French weekly Le Point identified Roux as the doctor who left Paris last week and visited North Korea in August. It said Roux is a top French expert on brain tumors, with a specialty in laser surgery. As a member of Médecins Sans Frontières (doctors without borders),...