Kim Jong Nam, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s estranged half-brother, has been killed in Malaysia, Reuters reports, citing South Korean government sources. A North Korean man died en route to the hospital after he was allegedly poisoned at Kuala Lumpur’s international airport Monday. South Korea’s cable-news network TV Chosun reported that Kim was poisoned by two women believed to be fugitive operatives from the Hermit Kingdom and who fled the scene in a taxi. The television outlet cited multiple South Korean government sources in its report.
Police investigate "sudden death" of N. Korean leader's half-brother after he fell ill at an airport in Malaysia https://t.co/T6XVBo1zTY pic.twitter.com/KfLAnxai9z
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