NK Leader Kim Jong-il Dead

Kim Jong Il, top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), passed away last Saturday at the age of 69 “from a great mental and physical strain,” the DPRK’s official KCNA news agency reported on Monday.

Kim died “from a great mental and physical strain at 08:30 (2330 GMT Friday) Dec. 17, 2011, on train during a field guidance tour,” said the report.

Kim, who had received medical treatment for his cardiac and cerebrovascular diseases for a long period, suffered “an advanced acute myocardial infarction, complicated with a serious heart shock,” on the train, it added.

 The report said that every possible first-aid measure was taken immediately, which failed to save Kim’s life, adding that an autopsy on Sunday “fully confirmed the diagnosis of his diseases.” 

Photo released by Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Dec 4, 2011 shows Kim Jong Il (C), top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), visits an amusement park in Pyongyang, capital of the DPRK. <Photo: Xinhua/KCNA>

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