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Kim Jong-un Killed Uncle's Family

Bad Blood

Including his young grandchildren.

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Family ties apparently mean very little to Kim Jong-un. After executing his once-powerful uncle, Jang Song-thaek, for allegedly attempting to overthrow his regime, Kim had all of his direct relatives murdered, including children and ambassadors to Cuba and Malaysia. "Some relatives were shot to death by pistol in front of other people if they resisted while being dragged out of their apartment homes," Yonhap News Agency reported.

Read it at Yonhap News Agency