BBC: N. Korean Leader Kim Jong-Il Dies

[Aaron J. Baylis]

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has died at the age of 69, state-run television has announced.

Mr Kim, who has led the communist nation since the death of his father in 1994, died on a train while visiting an area outside the capital, the announcement said.

He suffered a stroke in 2008 and was absent from public view for months.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/mobile/world-asia-16239693?SThisEM
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