Ri Yong-ho (left) with Kim Jong-un in February: his removal is the clearest signal yet that North Korea's leader is determined to reform the country's ailing economy. Photograph: Kyodo/Reuters
Kim Jong-un Beefs Up Security Amid Fear of Unrest -- The Chosun Ilbo
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has apparently stationed around 100 armored vehicles at his house, summer home and other facilities for fear of a military coup or uprising, sources say.
Kim "is extremely nervous about the possibility of an emergency developing inside North Korea," claimed an informed source.
According to the source, Kim recently ordered officials to "place top priority" on his personal security and to keep his itinerary top secret. As a result, the venues of events he attends are swarming with guards carrying automatic rifles and hand grenades, while his personal plainclothes bodyguards can also be spotted carrying long, black bags apparently containing heavy weapons.
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My Comment: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is surrounded by men who are double his age and may not appreciate some of the changes that he is instituting. But a military coup? .... I have my doubts.
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