"Kim Jong Il, North Korea’s mercurial and enigmatic longtime leader, has died of heart failure. He was 69.
In a special broadcast Monday from the North Korean capital, state media said Kim died of a heart ailment on a train due to a “great mental and physical strain” on Dec 17 during a “high intensity field inspection.” It said an autopsy was done on Dec 18 and “fully confirmed” the diagnosis.
The funeral will be held Dec 28, state media said."
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