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November 07, 2024
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N.Korean media tones down bombast in Orlando ‘terror’ report

Most 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.

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