11/12/2015

Talk of North Korean purge amid mystery over senior official



SEOUL—Speculation about a possible new high-level purge in North Korea grew on Thursday after a close aide to leader Kim Jong Un appeared to miss a gathering of the Pyongyang leadership.
Choe Ryong Hae, who has been an emissary for Kim to China, Russia and South Korea in recent years, wasn’t among the mourners at a funeral on Wednesday for a senior military figure, according to analysis from South Korean media of North Korean television footage of the event.  Read more

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