North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, right, the chief of general staff of the Korean People's Army Ri Yong-ho during a military parade to mark the birth anniversary of the North's late leader Kim Jong-Il in Pyongyang in this February 16, 2012 file photo. Almost as soon as North Korea announced this week that its army chief had been dismissed due to “illness,” the aggressive South Korean media went into hyperdrive. Reuters / Kyodo / Files
'Purged' North Korean Military Leader May Have Been Killed In Gun Battle -- The Telegraph
The sacked Commander-in-Chief of the North Korean forces may have been among the 20 or 30 North Korean soldiers killed during a gun fight when the incoming commander attempted to carry out orders to sack him, according to a major South Korean news website.
Unconfirmed intelligence reports suggest Ri Yong-ho, the sacked army chief may have been injured or killed in the fight, according Chosun.com, ranked as the No1 Korean news website by the Internet survey company Rankey.com reported. Ri has not been seen since earlier this week,
"We cannot rule out the possibility that Ri was injured or even killed in the firefight," said one source, the website reported.
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