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JH Ahn
JH Ahn was an NK News contributor based in Seoul. He previously worked as an interpreter for United States Forces Korea.
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News N.Korean media tones down bombast in Orlando ‘terror’ reportMost state-run media stay objective, though internet outlet calls U.S. gun access 'corrupt' North Korean state-run media on Monday reported on Sunday's tragic mass shooting in Orlando, providing a remarkably toned down report on what it called an "act of terror." Written in dry and objective sentences, the state-run Rodong Sinmun and Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) stated that the gay nightclub was attacked by a gunman who is claimed to have ties with the Islamic State. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |