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December 20, 2011

North Korea Enters Mourning Period Following Kim Jong-il’s Death 
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North Korea has entered an 11-day period of official mourning following
the death of leader Kim Jong-il. His body now lies in state in a glass
coffin ahead of his funeral next week. Kim Jong-il's death has been
embarrassing to the intelligence services of South Korea, China and the
United States. Kim Jong-il died on Saturday, but the spy agencies only
learned about the momentous development on Monday — 48 hours later
— when North Korean state media announced his death.



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