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Kim Jong-Un Executes Special Envoy To U.S. For ‘Betraying Supreme Leader,’ Reports Say

Ryan Saavedra

North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un had his nuclear envoy to the United States executed along with several other officials who were involved in trying to secure a nuclear deal with the U.S. and ultimately failed, according to reports out of South Korea.

“Kim Hyok Chol was executed in March at Mirim Airport in Pyongyang, along with four foreign ministry executives after they were all charged with spying for the United States, the Chosun Ilbo reported, citing an unidentified source with knowledge of the situation,” Reuters reported Thursday.

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