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Kim Jong-un Likes Mortar Rounds to Be Used in Executions

Since his father's sudden death, reports have surfaced that Kim Jong-un has been purging the North Korean military of "unsound elements" in order to tighten his grip on power. 

It's not a new policy; Kim Jong-il executed plenty of his father's advisors and dissenters after Kim Il-sung passed away in 1994.

Source: Business Insider. Read full article. (link)

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