North Korea says top official Kim Yang-gon killed in car crash

[webfact]

North Korea says top official Kim Yang-gon killed in car crash

SEOUL: -- A top aide to the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has died in a car crash, state news agency KCNA has said.

Kim Yang-gon, 73, was a secretary of the ruling Workers' Party and was in charge of ties with South Korea.

He was part of a high-level delegation from North Korea that helped ease a stand-off with the South in August, after an exchange of artillery fire.

Full story: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-35196624


-- BBC 2015-12-30

[boomerangutang]

Yet another news item from Korea which is probably loaded with lies.

[Seastallion]

That's right, North Korean traffic is a nightmare, what with 100 cars in the entire capital city?

[ezzra]

There's a 1,000 ways to die In N. Korea. except peacefully in your bed, one never know how one will die, execution,

prison, starvations, floods famine and diseases.. dying in a car accident is a good way to die in N. Korea...

Edited December 30, 2015 by ezzra

[Chang_paarp]

Beats dogs.

[Credo]

So Mr. Gon is gone?

[webfact]

Top North Korean aide dies in car crash
By K.J. Kwon and Archith Seshadri, CNN

(CNN)Kim Yang Gon, a high-ranking North Korean official tasked with easing the fractious relationship with South Korea, has died in an automobile accident, the state-run KCNA news agency said.

The North Korean media outlet on Wednesday provided no further details on the death of Kim, 73, a top aide to leader Kim Jong Un.

Kim, a veteran of negotiations with South Korea since the late Kim Jong Il was in charge, was best known for his role at the negotiation table in August as tensions rose yet again between the two countries.

Full story: http://edition.cnn.com/2015/12/29/world/north-korean-official-kim-yang-gon-dies/index.html


-- CNN 2015-12-30

[trogers]

What kind of crashing speed does a car faced falling off a cliff?

Edited December 30, 2015 by trogers

[DiscoDan]

I wonder if this is the first death from driving in NK ?

[bdenner]

There you go, Kim Jong Un, has found another way to purge the suspected tyrants who will not lick his cheese smelling arse. (common knowledge he has a cheese fetish)

[wombat]

There you go, Kim Jong Un, has found another way to purge the suspected tyrants who will not lick his cheese smelling arse. (common knowledge he has a cheese fetish)

A Fromunda lover?

[Brer Fox]

More likely fell off his bicycle smashed on rice wine.

[snoop1130]

Top aide to Kim Jong-un killed in car crash in N Korea
Euronews

NORTH KOREA -- Analysts warn the death of a top North Korean negotiator could spark a possible deterioration in ties with its southern neighbour.

Secretary of the Workers’ party central committee Kim Yang-gon reportedly died in a car accident.

On announcing his death, KCNA state TV described him as leader Kim Jong-un’s “dearest and most trustworthy comrade-in-arms.”

He will be given a state funeral.

Kim Yang-gon’s role in charge of the unit handling inter-Korean ties saw him move closer to leader Kim Jong-un in recent months.

The 73-year-old was a key player in high-level delegation talks with South Korea and was credited with helping diffuse August 2015 tensions on the border, which otherwise appeared to be heading towards serious conflict.

South Korea has offered its condolences, officials report.

But recent talks between Pyongyang and Seoul are said to have made little progress and his death is unlikely to help the situation, if experts’ predictions are proved correct.

Source: http://www.euronews.com/2015/12/30/top-aide-to-kim-yong-un-killed-in-car-crash-in-n-korea/

-- (c) Copyright Euronews 2015-30-12

[klauskunkel]

Kim Jong Un:

"memo to self - no more lambos as gifts for my boot lickers"

[Lex Talionis]

Details will not be forthcoming

[BigBadGeordie]

A sad loss, I thought we were making progress, said "EnglishJohn"