Jang Song-thaek's (Kim Jong Un's uncle) Aides Executed With Antiaircraft Machine Guns

[Miles Archer]

Jang Song-thaek's Aides Executed With Antiaircraft Machine Guns: Report

The Huffington Post | By Alana Horowitz

Posted: 12/24/2013 2:30 pm EST



http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/24/jang-song-thaek-execution-kim-jong-un-north-korea-_n_4498996.html

The New York Times reports that the Jang's death was the end result of a brutal gun battle between Jang supporters and those of the regime over who controlled key land.

As the Times tells it, Kim's forces were ordered to take back control over important fishing grounds that Jang had previously seized, but Jang wouldn't give it up without a fight. The battle ended in the death of many of Kim's soldiers. Kim was furious and ordered that Jang's top aides be executed.

According to the Times, the two men were killed with antiaircraft machine guns rather than regular guns or rifles.

Yomiuri Shimbun, a Japanese newspaper, reported that Kim was “very drunk” when he ordered the death of Jang's men.

[JI7]

1. hopefully he drinks himself to death soon

[ArcticFox]

2. say what you want, but you can't deny

That Great Leader has got style.