Kim Jong Il Is Dead
North Korea’s current dictator has died. State television gives the cause of death as — and this is not a joke — exhaustion from working too hard. Kim succeeded his father in 1994 and has indicated that his third son is to take over the responsibility of oppressing the North Korean people. — PZS
BBC:
Mr Kim, who has led the communist nation since the death of his father in 1994, died on a train while visiting an area outside the capital, the announcement said.
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The announcement came in an emotional statement read out on national television.
The announcer, wearing black, said he had died of physical and mental over-work.
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