The powerful uncle of North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Un has been “very likely” removed from all his positions, two South Korean lawmakers said Tuesday, in the first suggestion of major upheaval since Kim’s ascension two years ago.

The dismissal of Jang Song Thaek could not be independently confirmed, and North Korea’s state-run media did not indicate that any changes had taken place among its top leadership.

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