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North Korean Defector Claims He’s 99% Sure Kim Jong Un Is Dead

Paul Bois
North Korean Defector Claims He’s 99% Sure Kim Jong Un Is Dead
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As the world waits with bated breath to know the status of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un’s health, a defector from the oppressive country and South Korean lawmaker said that he “99%” sure that the communist dictator is dead.

Speaking with South Korean media outlet Yonhap News Agency, Ji Seong-ho said that he has “been informed” Kim had died without saying where this important information came from.

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