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NORTH Koreans wept after the death of their "Dear Leader" Kim Jong Il as governments around the world monitored developments in the nuclear-armed reclusive state.
The 69-year-old dictator, who has run the country since 1994, suffered a heart attack during a morning train ride. His death was announced on state television by a tearful news anchorwoman dressed in black, who said "great mental and physical strain" had led to his death while on his way to offer field guidance to workers on Saturday.See the full content of this document
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North Korea Weeps As the World Holds Its Breath
Cautious optimism that the demise of the dictator could usher in a new era of co-operation with the outside world was tempered by uncertain...
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