North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, and Jang Song Taek, his uncle, at a parade review in February. Jang, considered the country's second-most important official, was reportedly executed Thursday. (Kyodo News / December 8, 2013)
By Barbara Demick and Jung-Yoon Choi December 12, 2013, 5:39 p.m.
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