North Korean leader's half-brother Kim Jong-nam 'killed in Malaysia' - sources

[muriel_volestrangler]

Source: BBC

Kim Jong-nam, 45, is said to have been targeted at the airport in Kuala Lumpur, the capital.
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Kim Jong-nam was the eldest son of former North Korean leader Kim Jong-il.

Malaysian police have confirmed to the Reuters news agency that a North Korean man who died in transit to hospital from the airport on Monday was Mr Kim.

According to a report from TV Chosun, a cable television network in South Korea, Mr Kim was poisoned at the airport by two women, believed to be North Korean operatives.


Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-38971655

[Renew Deal]

1. Poisoned at the airport?

[TreasonousBastard]

3. And by his half-brother? (Kim Il Medici...)

[Botany]

2. ATTN Flynn

Stay out of airports

[DK504]

4. Were there rumors

that he would try to wrest N. Korea from his insane little brother?

[muriel_volestrangler]

5. Not that I'd heard of. But he may have known family secrets

that might be embarrassing. He said he was against dynasties.

[catsudon]

6. not really but

no rumor needed when little brother is insane.

now, Nam was the heir apparent, until the tokyo disney incident (remember that?). and lineage being so important in korean society, Un probably wanted to get rid of him so that he feels more legitimate.

[Bayard]

7. Ummm.....

Is Malaysia in N. Korea's range of missles?

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

8. Probably his brother's goons

[Baclava]

9. I want to know what kind of poison they used

[Corgigal]

10. Hey smart DU'ers

What emperor in roman history are we living under right now?

Just want to stay on top of this. Thanks...

[Eugene]

11. Kim Jong-nam death: Malaysian police arrest female suspect

Source: The Guardian

Kim Jong-nam death: Malaysian police arrest female suspect

Police say they are looking for several other foreigners in connection
to killing of North Korean leader’s half-brother

Oliver Holmes in Kuala Lumpur and agencies
Wednesday 15 February 2017 14.24 GMT

Malaysian police have detained a woman holding a Vietnamese passport and are seeking other foreign suspects for an investigation into the apparent assassination of Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un.

A 28-year-old woman, Doan Thi Huong, had been positively identified from CCTV footage and was alone at the time of her arrest, the Malaysia inspector general said.

The estranged older brother was once considered the heir apparent but lived a life in exile. He told medics at Kuala Lumpur airport on Monday that he was attacked “from behind” with a chemical spray while waiting to board a 10.50am flight to Macau, where he had lived.

He died in an ambulance on the way to hospital. Malaysian government sources claim North Korean officials in Malaysia objected to an autopsy being conducted on the body.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/feb/15/kim-jong-nam-malaysian-police-arrest-female-suspect-over-death

[Eugene]

12. Kim Jong-nam death: North Korea asks for return of body

Source: BBC

Kim Jong-nam death: North Korea asks for return of body

15 February 2017 Asia

North Korea has asked Malaysia for the body of a man believed to be leader Kim Jong-un's half-brother.

Kim Jong-nam is thought to have been poisoned as he waited to board a flight in the capital Kuala Lumpur on Monday.

Local authorities are carrying out an autopsy to establish the exact cause of Mr Kim's death, but Pyongyang has reportedly objected.

Police have arrested one woman in connection with the death, but are still looking for other suspects.

According to reports, North Korea sent a number of representatives to the hospital where the autopsy was being conducted on Wednesday to ask for the return of the body.

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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-38980474