“The half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been assassinated at an airport in Kuala Lumpur, telling medical workers before he died that he was attacked with a chemical spray, a Malaysian official has said.
“Kim Jong-nam, 46, was targeted on Monday in the shopping concourse at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) and had not gone through immigration yet for his flight to Macau, said the senior government official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
“Multiple South Korean media reports said Kim Jong-nam was poisoned, allegedly by two female North Korean assassins.
“TV Chosun, citing “multiple government sources,” said the women were believed to be North Korean agents. It said they fled in a taxi and were being sought by Malaysian police.”
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