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North Korean Vice Premier "Executed"

South Korea says the North Korean vice premier Kim Yong-jin has been executed after he was apparently slouching in his chair. Officials in Seoul said he was shot by firing squad.

South Korea says the North Korean vice premier Kim Yong-jin has been executed after he was apparently slouching in his chair during a meeting of parliament. Officials in Seoul said he was shot by firing squad.

(PHOTO: A man in Seoul watches a TV screen showing library footage of Kim Yong Jin encircled sitting next to the leader Kim Jong Un,
CREDIT: AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

23 minutes

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Wed 31 Aug 201612:06GMT

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  • Wed 31 Aug 201612:06GMT