Series of public executions sees 80 people killed in North Korea 'for watching South Korean movies and possessing Bibles'
Several large-scale public executions of around 80 people have taken place in North Korea, according to a South Korean newspaper.
In one, woman and children were herded into a sports stadium and forced to watch people being shot dead by machine gun fire.
The executions took place on Sunday 3 November, a source told the paper.
- In one, people including women and children were herded into a stadium and forced to watch eight people die from machine gun fire
- The executions are reported to have taken place in several cities
Several large-scale public executions of around 80 people have taken place in North Korea, according to a South Korean newspaper.
In one, woman and children were herded into a sports stadium and forced to watch people being shot dead by machine gun fire.
The executions took place on Sunday 3 November, a source told the paper.
JoongAng Ilbo could not confirm the deaths, but said its source is familiar with the internal affairs of North Korea and had recently visited the country.
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Some of the deaths may also have been a punishment for the perceived crimes of watching South Korean movies, distributing pornography, using prostitutes and possessing Bibles.
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Some of the deaths may also have been a punishment for the perceived crimes of watching South Korean movies, distributing pornography, using prostitutes and possessing Bibles.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2499811/Series-public-executions-sees-80-people-killed-North-Korea-watching-South-Korean-movies-possessing-Bibles.html#ixzz2kKlD80NG