israeli police say one of the palestinians who was killed stabbed a police officer and appeared on to be wearing an explosive belt. north korea s u.n. ambassador blames the united states for tensions on the peninsula. the comments came friday during a u.n. meeting. rex tillerson says peace talks can only start when north korea stops its provocative acts. it is a long list of provocative acts if you ask the united states and its allies, but there may be other things going on at high levels. there usually are. no one, for example, has seen the second most powerful man in north korea for months and that s leading to speculation he s been executed by the first most powerful man in north korea. here s cnn s brian todd. intelligence officials from washington to seoul are paying closer attention to kim jong un s inner circle.
year alone and conducted a sixth nuclear test, all of those are banned according to multiple united nations security council resolutions. thank you so much. let s stay with north korea and a pretty dangerous place to be there and it s the number two spot, right under kim jong-un. there are strong indications that kim has moved against a man who occupied that number two position and it s likely that everyone else inside kim s circle is looking over their shoulders. here s why. reporter: intelligence officials from washington to seoul are paying closer attention to kim jong-un s sinninner circle. he could be being sent to detention. he could be retired or he could be executed. all of these things are on the
indications that kim has moved against a man who occupied that position. it s likely got everyone else inside kim s circle looking over their shoulders. tonight, intelligence officials from washington to seoul are paying closer attention to kim jong-un s inner circle. this general believed to have occupied a position second only to kim himself has been out of public view for about two months. he or he could be executed. all of these things are on the table. he also could be under going so-called reeducation. time in a prison or labor camp to brainwash him into towing the party line. co cobe he be purged? directed national political bureau which makes sure every soldier is properly indoctrinated. he had already disappeared when
struggle for freedom, our alliance is more important than ever to peace and security on the korean peninsula and across the endo-pacific region. that s why vice president pence, secret of state tillerson, and defense secretary mattis, have all travelled to seoul in the first year of my administration. it was very important to me that they did. north korea s sixth test of a nuclear device and its missile launches are a threat not only to the people of south korea, but to the people all across our globe. we will together confront north korea s actions and prevent the north korean dictator from threatening millions of innocent lives. he is indeed threatening millions and millions of lives. so needililess.
the korean peninsula and across the indo-pacific region. that is why vice president pence, secretary of state tillerson, who is with us today, and secretary of defense mattis, who was here just a short time ago, have all traveled to seoul in the first year of my administration. it was very important to me that they did. north korea s sixth test of a nuclear device and its missile launches are a threat not only to the people of south korea but to the people all across our globe. we will together confront north korea s actions and prevent the north korean dictator from threatening millions of innocent lives. he is indeed threatening millions and millions of lives so needlessly. north korea is a worldwide threat that requires worldwide