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Kim Yong Ju, the younger brother of North Korea founder Kim Il Sung who was once regarded as the country’s number two official before his nephew was anointed as the next ruler, has died, state media reported Wednesday. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the grandson of Kim Il Sung, expressed “deep condolences” over the death and sent a condolence wreath, the official Korean Central News Agency reported. “Kim Yong Ju devotedly struggled to implement the [Workers’] Party’s lines and policies and made a contribution to accelerating socialist construction and developing the Korean-style state social…