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We saw him speaking in moscow just last month at a security event. and also, appeared in state media on april 29th. he was singled out as one of the officers at an event at the papal, palace of culture. no indication that he may have fallen out of favor. then these reports he might have been purged as early as april 30th, john. >> any mention on north korean state media about hong's fate at this stage? none just yet. this is coming out of the south korean side. watching for indication of awe then tis tawe -- of authenticity. we heard from south core ckorea intelligence reports. 15 officials ha...