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People watch a live TV news program showing that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's uncle Jang Song Thaek, second from right, is escorted by military officers during a trial in Pyongyang, North Korea Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Dec. 13, 2013. North Korea said Friday that it had executed Jang as a traitor for trying to seize supreme power, a stunning end for the leader's former mentor, long considered the country's No. 2 official. The letters on the left top, read "North Korea Executed Jang Song Thaek after trial." (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
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TV viewers watch as North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's uncle Jang Song-thaek is escorted by military officers during a trial in Pyongyang. North Korea said Friday that it had executed Jang as a traitor for trying to seize supreme power, a stunning end for the leader's former mentor, long considered the country's No. 2 official. (Associated Press)
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Family: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was once close to his uncle Jang Song-thaek, but now has had him executed. (Associated Press)
