Tuesday, 20 December 2011

BBC News - Kim Jong-il death: North Korea pays last respects, Dec 20, 2011

The body of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il lies in state at the Kumsusan Memorial Palace in Pyongyang
"Mourners in North Korea have been paying their last respects at the open coffin of late leader Kim Jong-il.
State TV showed pictures of his son and heir, Kim Jong-un, and other senior officials at a memorial palace.
Kim Jong-il died on Saturday of a heart attack caused by overwork and stress at the age of 69, state media said.
A period of official mourning is under way. Kim Jong-il, who had been in power since the death of father Kim Il-sung in 1994, will be buried on 28 December.
North Korean state media said its people continued to grieve late into the night."

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