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Kim Jong Un’s aunt spotted for first time since husband was executed in 2013

By Zach Halaschak
Published January 27, 2020 11:01pm ET
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Kim Jong Un’s aunt spotted for first time since husband was executed in 2013
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un gestures as he watches a military parade in Pyongyang, North Korea, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015. North Korea is holding one of its biggest celebrations for the 70th anniversary of its ruling party's creation. | (Maye-E Wong/AP)

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s aunt was seen in public for the first time since the regime executed her husband for treason in 2013.

Kim Kyong Hui, 73, was spotted sitting near Kim during a concert celebrating the Lunar New Year in Pyongyang, North Korean state media the Korean Central News Agency reported on Sunday. She was seated between the dictator’s wife and his sister.

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