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North Korea executes top official, South Korea says
Seoul, Aug 31 (IBNS): North Korea has executed a vice premier of the nation, South Korean officials confirmed media on Wednesday.
He has been identified as Kim Yong-jin.
The official at Seoul's unification ministry was quoted as saying by Yonhap News Agency that North Korea executed the 63-year-old Kim Yong-jin by firing squad last month.
The South Korean official also said that another North Korean official, Yong-chol,head of the United Front Department (UFD), has been sent to rural farm for re-education.
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