Is Kim Jong-un Piranha Tank Execution Story Another Click Bait Headline?

There have been so many false reports about the North Korean regime I find this report to be just another likely click bait headline:

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un reportedly executed a general accused of plotting a coup by throwing him into a piranha-filled fish tank.
The unnamed general was said to be the latest victim of the dictatorial leader, who has executed numerous aides, including his envoy to the US in May.
The general was allegedly killed inside a giant piranha tank built inside Kim’s Ryongsong Residence, in Pyongyang, after being accused of plotting a coup, the Daily Star reported.

It is claimed the general had his arms and torso cut open with knives before being thrown into the tank, which was filled with hundreds of piranhas imported from Brazil, it is reported.  

Daily Mail

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MTB Rider
5 years ago

While the piranha tank is a bit far-fetched, good old fashioned firing squads seem to be working just fine:
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/group-shines-new-light-on-public-executions-in-north-korea/ar-AACFtLd?ocid=ientp

SEOUL, South Korea – As a boy of about 9 or 10, Kang Chun Hyok waded between grown-ups’ legs and made his way to the front of a crowd of hundreds assembled near a brick factory in his hometown, not far from North Korea’s border with China.

Six soldiers aimed their rifles at the condemned man, who looked like he could barely walk. Each fired three shots, and then it was over. The man’s crime: stealing copper wires from power lines, a state property.

More at the link, of course.

setnaffa
setnaffa
5 years ago

18 bullets? That’ll be expensive for the family…

J6Junkie
J6Junkie
5 years ago

I prefer the AA gunning down his uncle story.

MTB Rider
MTB Rider
5 years ago

Maybe it’s the North Korean equivalent of Qualification Range Day?

Does North Korea bill the families for the cost of the bullet the way China does? Even at $.50 a round, that’s $9.00 the family might have a hard time coming up with, unless the firing squad takes barter trades.

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