Kim Jong-il Dies, Fellow Dictator, General Aladeen, Releases Statement

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has died of a "severe myocardial infarction along with a heart attack" at 08:30 local time on Saturday (23:30 GMT Friday), at the age of 69.

He had been on a train at the time, for one of his "field guidance" tours.

One of his sons, Kim Jong-un, is named as the "great successor".

A funeral would be held in Pyongyang on 28 December and Kim Jong-un would head the funeral committee. A period of national mourning has been declared from 17 to 29 December.


Below is General Aladeen's statement:



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