N Korean executed for distributing Bible

NORTH Korea publicly executed a Christian woman for distributing the Bible, which is banned in the communist nation, South Korean activists claimed yesterday.

Ri Hyon Ok, 33, was also accused of spying for South Korea and the US and organising dissidents.

She was executed in the north-western city of Ryongchon on June 16, according to a report from an alliance of several dozen anti-North Korea groups.