Jang Song Taek executed in North Korea

A South Korean man watches TV news showing North Korean politician Jang Song Taek, reportedly executed and labeled a traitor. (Jeon Heon-Kyun / EPA)

Dec. 13, 2013 6:19 AM PT

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North Korea’s official news agency reports that leader Kim Jong Un’s uncle wasexecuted as a traitor.

Kim Jong Un’s former mentor, his uncle by marriage, is shown on TV being escorted in court. (Lee Jin-man / Associated Press)

North Koreans ride the subway as other commuters, behind them on the train platform, gather around a public newspaper stand in Pyongyang to read the headlines about executed leader Jang Song Taek. (David Guttenfelder / Associated Press)

North Koreans crowd a public newspaper stand for news of the execution. (David Guttenfelder / Associated Press)

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