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Tuesday, February 14, 2017
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Tuesday, February 14, 2017
Half-brother of N. Korean leader assassinated in Malaysia — report
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has been assassinated in Malaysia, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reports.
The agency quotes a Seoul government source as saying Kim Jong-Nam was killed yesterday. The source gives no further details.
The 45-year-old was poisoned by two unidentified female agents using poisoned needles at an airport in Kuala Lumpur, according to South Korean broadcaster TV Chosun.
The report, citing what it called multiple government sources, says the two women hailed a cab and fled immediately afterwards.
— AFP
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