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Kim Jong Un’s Uncle Executed

PURGED

The member of the inner circle was ousted.

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North Korea’s state news agency announced Thursday that “traitor” Jang Song Thaek was executed for the crime of trying to overthrow the state. Jang was Kim Jong Un’s uncle and has stood by the young leader’s side since he took power two years ago.

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