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Kim Jong-un orders execution of military top brass - for not giving his troops larger portions of rice

North Korea: Trigger-happy despot Kim Jong-un has ordered the execution of yet more top-ranking officials - for not giving his troops larger portions of rice.

The North Korean dictator followed up his slaying of a defence chief by anti-aircraft missile with another purge of military top brass - this time for not giving soldiers more food.

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