Relatives of N. Korea’s executed uncle also dead

The official news agency of North Korea said all the relatives of Jang Song-thaek, the once-powerful slain uncle of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, have also been executed. Quoting multiple sources, Yonhap news said those executed included Jang’s sister, children, brothers-in-law and nephews. North Korea’s ambassadors to Cuba, a brother-in-law of Jang, was killed. Also executed was Jang’s nephew, who was the country’s ambassador to Malaysia. They were all recalled to  Pyongyang in early December and executed, Yonhap added.

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