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N.Korean chief of general staff reportedly executed: Yonhap

Past events show subject to execution coming back, no need for early judgement : experts

North Korea’s Chief of the Korean People's Army (KPA) General Staff Ri Yong Gil was reportedly executed sometime earlier this month, Yonhap News Agency wrote on Wednesday.

But North Korea experts have said not to make early judgments on Ri's whereabouts, as there is always a chance that he might appear again.

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