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North Korean Hackers Accused of Stealing the South's Military Papers

10/10/2017 GMT

BBC World Service - The Newsroom, North Korean Hackers Accused of Stealing the South's Military Papers

A plan to assassinate Kim Jong-un is reported to be among the plans

A plan to assassinate Kim Jong-un is reported to be among the plans.

The South Korean politician, Rhee Cheol-hee, reveals the information was stolen from the defence ministry and claims this includes Seoul and Washington's latest war strategy. Also: Wildfires rage through northern California, causing fatalities and destroying vineyards; and could Syria reach the World Cup in Russia next year?

(Photo: the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, with military personnel. Credit: North Korean Central News Agency)

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