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Chosun Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on the morning of the 19th that North Korean Leader Kim Jong Il died on his private train due to overwork on the 17th at 8:30 a.m.<\/p>\n

In a short dispatch, KCA stated, “Chariman Kim passed away in the train on December 17th, 2011 at 8:30am due to physical overwork.”<\/p>\n

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