North Korean Leader Kim Jong-il Has Died

SEOUL, KOMPAS.com - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il died on Saturday on a train trip, a tearful state television announcer, dressed in black, reported on Monday.

The announcer said that the 69-year old had died of physical and mental over-work on his way to give “field guidance”. He had suffered a stroke in 2008, but appeared to have
recovered.

The reclusive state had begun the process of transferring power to his son Kim Jong-un, believed to be in his late 20s.