North Korea’s Kim Had ‘Serious Heart Shock’ Following Long Illness: Text
Dec. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Daniel Pinkston, a senior analyst at International Crisis Group, talks about the death of Kim Jong Il. Kim, the second-generation North Korean dictator who defied global condemnation to build nuclear weapons while his people starved, has died, state media reported. A government statement called on North Koreans to "loyally follow" his son, Kim Jong Un. Pinkston speaks with Rishaad Salamat on Bloomberg Television. (Source: Bloomberg)
The following is a reformatted version of an e-mailed statement released today by the official Korean Central News Agency describing the death of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il.
“Leader Kim Jong Il had received medical treatment for his cardiac and cerebrovascular diseases for a long period. He suffered an advanced acute myocardial infarction, complicated with a serious heart shock, on train on December 17, Juche 100 (2011) for a great mental and physical strain caused by his uninterrupted field guidance tour for the building of a thriving nation. Every possible first-aid measure was taken immediately but he passed away at 08:30 on December 17. An autopsy on December 18 fully confirmed the diagnosis of his diseases.”
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