At least 80 people are said to have been executed in North Korea in a series of simultaneous public slaughters in seven different cities on November 3, according to a South Korean newspaper.<br /><br />The report in the JoongAng Daily cites a single unnamed source whose claims have been backed by one group representing North Korean defectors. <br /><br />Authorities reportedly machine-gunned eight bound and hooded prisoners in front of a crowd of 10,000 in a 30,000-capacity sports stadium in the port city of Wonsan. The bodies were so badly show up they were hard to identify afterwards, according to the source.<br /><br />The source believes their crimes mainly involved watching South Korean videos, being in possession of bibles and of distributing pornography.<br /><br />In September, Japan's Asahi Shimbun reported that nine members of the Unhasu Orchestra were executed for making sextapes and then selling them.<br /><br />One representative of a defector group told news agency AFP that "the regime is obviously afraid of potential changes in people's mindsets and is pre-emptively trying to scare people off."<br /><br />--------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />TomoNews is your daily source for top animated news. We've combined animation and video footage with a snarky personality to bring you the biggest and best stories from around the world. Check out our official website: http://us.tomonews.net/ <br /><br />For news that's fun and never boring, visit our channel:<br />https://www.youtube.com/user/TomoNewsUS<br /><br />Subscribe to stay updated on all the top stories:<br />http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=TomoNewsUS<br /><br />Stay connected with us here:<br />Facebook http://www.facebook.com/TomoNewsUS<br />Twitter @tomonewsus http://www.twitter.com/TomoNewsUS<br />Google+ http://gplus.to/TomoNewsUS
