CHRISTINE ROMANS, CNN ANCHOR: Another top North Korean official killed under mysterious circumstances. Officials say he died in a car crash but there's, of course, no way of confirming those details with the secretive regime. CNN's Alexandra Field live in Seoul, South Korea, with for us. What do we know, Alexandra?</s>ALEXANDRA FIELD, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Hi there, Christine. We know that Kim Yang Gon was high profile, high ranking, he was the face of North Korea's policies towards South Korea, involved in high-level discussions. We're told that he died in a car accident, but there are no details beyond that. This is raising questions for people in this region who watched North Korea closely. They are quick to point out that he is not the first high-ranking official, not by a long shot, to die in an unexplained car accident. In fact, his predecessor in his role died in the same way. They are also suspicious because they cite some numbers put out there by the South Korean government earlier this year. The South Korean government says that since Kim Jong-un came to power in 2011, 70 high-level officials have been executed, 15 of them in 2015 alone. Now, is there any indication at all that Kim Yang Gon had fallen out of favor with the regime, there would be any reason to target him? Well, nothing that's coming from North Korea. In fact, their state news agency is saying the opposite, they're toeing a party line that this is man who was one of the closest confident, a very trustworthy adviser of Kim Jong-un. In fact, there's a state funeral and Kim Jong-un is expected to attend it -- Michaela.</s>MICHAELA PEREIRA, CNN ANCHOR: All right, Alexandra. Mysterious to be sure. Thanks for that. We'll check in with you again. Back here at home, Donald Trump ratcheting up his attacks on Bill and Hillary Clinton. Does Trump think his own personal indiscretions are fair game in the campaign? Well, you'll hear what he says, next.
Mystery Surrounds Death of North Korean Official