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N.Korea army chief 'removed from posts due to illness'

Published on 16 July 2012 - 8:02am
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North Korea's army chief Ri Yong-Ho has been removed from all his posts due to illness, the communist state's official news agency said Monday.

A meeting of the political bureau of the North's ruling party on Sunday decided to "relieve Ri Yong-Ho of all his posts... for his illness", said the agency.

© ANP/AFP

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