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N Korea at crossroads

North Korea brings Kim's uncle home from Europe, says Seoul

Longtime ambassador faces political purge, some speculate

SEOUL -- An uncle of North Korean autocrat Kim Jong Un returned home recently after serving more than 30 years as an envoy to Europe, South Korea's spy agency told lawmakers this weekend.

Kim Pyong Il was last stationed in the Czech Republic as North Korea's ambassador.

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