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June 4, 2019

New Images Appear to Contradict Reports of Killings of High-Level North Korean Officials
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CNN is reporting North Korea's special envoy to the United States, Kim
Hyok-chol, is alive, in North Korean state custody and under
investigation for his role in failed talks with the Trump administration
on denuclearization. This contradicts a report by a South Korean
newspaper last week that Kim was shot to death by a firing squad in
March along with four other Foreign Ministry workers after President
Trump walked away from the summit without a deal. On Sunday, North
Korean state media published a photo appearing to show North Korea's
chief negotiator, Kim Yong-chol, attending a recent art performance
alongside leader Kim Jong-un-contradicting recent reports that he had
been purged. Meanwhile, North Korean media reported Kim Jong-un's sister
attended a performance at a Pyongyang stadium this week; it was the
first time she'd been seen in public in three months.


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