(CNN) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is dead, North Korean state TV said Monday. 朝鲜领导人金正日去世,援引朝鲜国家电视台本周一消息。
Kim, 69, died at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, state media reported. 金正日,69岁,死于上周六早上8点,朝鲜国家电视台报道。
A broadcaster reported that Kim died due to “overwork” after “dedicating his life to the people.” 主持人报道称金正日由于“工作过度劳累”而“奉献了自己的生命”。
Kim died of “great mental and physical strain” while in a train during a “field guidance tour,” North Korea’s state-run KCNA news agency reported. 朝鲜国营中央通讯社报道。金正日由于“巨大的精神和身体的劳累”死在赶赴去“现场指导参观”的一列火车上。
More specifically, the agency reported that Kim suffered a heart attack and couldn’t be saved despite the use of “every possible first-aid measure.” 该通讯社还更深入的报道称金正日突发心脏病,尽管使用了“一切尽可能的急救措施”,但是还是不幸去世。
He had been treated for “cardiac and cerebrovascular diseases for a long period,” KCNA noted. 朝鲜中央通讯社表示,金正日此前接受过“长期的心脑血管疾病的治疗”。
His funeral will be held December 28 and the national mourning period extends until December 29, said the news agency. 该通讯社称,他的葬礼将在12月28日举行,国家哀悼日延期至12月29日。