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

By Zach Halaschak
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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’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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