North Korea's army politburo chief Hwang Pyong-so has been absent from recent military events attended by leader Kim Jong-un. "We're trying to find out what's happened," a government source here said.
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Hwang was last seen at a banquet celebrating the North's recent rocket launch in Pyongyang on Feb. 13. Pundits say he was likely taken ill. But he could also have fallen victim to ongoing purges that most recently put former Army chief Ri Yong-gil out of action last month.