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From Caesar to Kim: assassinations

Name: From Caesar to Kim: assassinations
Uploaded: 2017-02-17T17:02:42.376Z
Duration: 1 min 39 s
Channel: Financial Times
Description: Korean leader’s half-brother and other notable political murders

The killing of Kim Jong Nam, half-brother of Kim Jong Un, has allegedly been ordered by the North Korean leader himself. The country is no stranger to politically motivated executions, which have shaped politics since the conspiracy against Caesar.

February 17, 2017

Produced by Filip Fortuna.