In Pictures: North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il

Kim Jong-Il died on board a train during one of his field trips outside the capital, state media reported
File photo of North Korean senior party, army and state officials sit under a huge image of leader Kim Jong Il at a national meeting in Pyongyang. State television announced on Monday that Kim had died on December 17

The state television confirms that death of Kim Jong-Il, the 69-year-old leader of North Korea.