### [2013-12-12](/feed/2013/12/12/index.md)

##### Jang Sung-thaek
# Jang Sung-thaek, the uncle of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, is executed. 




### Sources:

1. [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/12/us-korea-north-idUSBRE9BB19520131212)

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