Korea

Lone Assassin 'Most Likely To Eliminate Kim'

A lone assassin from Kim Jong-Un's inner circle is the most likely method by which the North Korean leader would be eliminated, according to new analysis.

Given the reign of terror presided over by Mr Kim, underlined by the purges of top officials, it was "plausible" someone high up in the regime may wish to remove him, an academic study has argued.

And while North Korea experts agreed assassination was "highly unlikely" given the tyranny of Mr Kim's rule, the research paper pointed out there had been attempts on the life of his predecessor and father, Kim Jong-Il.