Inter-Korean pointman Kim Yang Gon dies in car accident: KCNA

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Inter-Korean pointman Kim Yang Gon dies in car accident: KCNA

KCNA report that Kim died on December 29

Chad O'Carroll December 29, 2015

KCNA

Kim Yang Gon, director of North Korea's United Front Department, has died in a road accident, North Korean state media outlet the Korea Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Wednesday morning.

"Kim Yang Gon passed away on Juche 103 (2015) December 29 due to a road accident, " an English translation of the KCNA material quoted by South Korean press said.

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Chad O'Carroll is the founder of NK News/NK Pro and related holding company Korea Risk Group. In addition to being the group's CEO, O'Carroll is a frequent writer and commentator about the Koreas, having written about the two nations since 2010. He has visited the DPRK multiple times, worked and lived in Washington, D.C. with a focus on peninsula issues, and lived in the ROK since 2016.

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