N. Korea purges leader's uncle

N. Korea purges leader's uncle

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Jang Song Thaek (2nd from R), uncle of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and a vice chairman of the National Defense Commission, holding a meeting with Japanese lawmaker Antonio Inoki (far L), and Kenshiro Matsunami (far R), a former Japanese lawmaker, in Pyongyang on Nov. 6, 2013. North Korea said Dec. 9 that Jang, widely seen as the second most powerful figure in the country after Kim, has been stripped of all his posts for committing "anti-party" and "counter-revolutionary factional acts."

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