SEOUL -- North Korea has removed from its top leadership an official who played a major role in developing the regime's nuclear and missile arsenal, a newly released photo indicates.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, visits the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun on July 8 to mark the death of his grandfather, Kim Il Sung. Ri Pyong Chol stands in the third row, second from the left. Photo supplied by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency © Reuters
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