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North Korea publicly executes defense chief
May 13, 2015
North Korea has publicly executed the country's defense minister after the regime accused him of treason, according to South Korean news agency
Yonhap.
Hyon Yong Chol was killed by firing squad using an anti-aircraft gun at a military school in front of hundreds of people in Pyongyang around April 30, the agency reported, citing a media briefing by the National Intelligence Service at its headquarters in Seoul.