April 25, 2024
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Japan Times: North Korea military building collapses

Some 80 people reported killed in collapse in Pyongyang

A National Defense Commission building under construction in Pyongyang collapsed in October and killed some 80 people, the Japan Times reported on Tuesday.

The Japan Times report, which could not be corroborated, cited information from an unnamed South Korean government official who reportedly received news about the collapse from an anonymous North Korean source.

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