Missing N. Korean consul found dead in Shenyang: sources

SHENYANG, China, Nov. 13 (Yonhap) -- Chinese authorities are investigating the
death of a North Korean diplomat whose body was discovered in late October after
he went missing for nearly a month, sources here said Friday.
The diplomat, identified only by his surname of Kim, was a consul at the North
Korean consulate-general in this eastern city of China, according to the sources.

Kim, in his mid-40s and in charge of economic affairs at the mission, went
missing early last month after leaving the office to go to a bank, the sources
said.
They said investigators did not find external injuries at the time the body was
discovered and have not been able to conclude whether the cause of death was
suicide or murder.
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