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North Korea executes ‘traitor’ Jang Song Thaek

Military tribunal orders execution of Jang Song Thaek

North Korean state media outlet the Korea Central News Agency has declared that Jang Song Thaek, the uncle of Kim Jong Un and former vice Chairman of the National Defence Commission, has been executed.

North Korea announced news that Jang had been tried in a special military tribunal in a bulletin released early Friday morning Korea time.

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