Malaysia’s Health Minister Subramaniam Sathasivam speaks during a press conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017. Subramaniam said Sunday that the dose of nerve agent given to North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un’s half brother was so high that it killed him “within 15-20 minutes.” Kim Jong Nam died Feb. 13 at Kuala Lumpur’s airport in what Malaysian police say was a well-planned hit by two women who wiped a liquid on Kim’s face.
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Malaysia: Poisoning of Kim caused paralysis, quick death
Malaysia’s Health Minister Subramaniam Sathasivam speaks during a press conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017. Subramaniam said Sunday that the dose of nerve agent given to North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un’s half brother was so high that it killed him “within 15-20 minutes.”
Kim Jong Nam died within 20 minutes of exposure to nerve agent at airport
A man watches a television showing news reports of Kim Jong-Nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, in Seoul on February 14, 2017. Kim Jong-Nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has been assassinated in Malaysia, South Korean media reported on February 14. / AFP / JUNG Yeon-Je A man watches a television showing news reports of Kim Jong-Nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, in Seoul on February 14, 2017.
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The Latest: Malaysia: Poison killed Kim within 20 minutes
The Latest on Malaysia’s investigation into the apparent assassination of the half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un : Malaysia’s health minister says the dose of poison given to North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un’s half brother was so high that it killed him “within 15-20 minutes.” Kim Jong Nam died Feb. 13 at Kuala Lumpur’s airport.
Duped into killing Kim? 2 suspects say it looked like prank
This file image provided by Star TV of closed circuit television footage from Feb. 13, 2017, shows Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong, left, at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang, Malaysia, who police say was arrested in connection with the death of Kim Jong Nam, the half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Two women – Doan and an Indonesian – have been arrested for allegedly coating their hands with the immensely toxic chemical agent VX and wiping them on the face of Kim Jong Nam at the airport.
Why N. Korea may have used VX to kill leader’s half brother
SEOUL, South Korea>> Was it a poorly executed assassination or did North Korea want to showcase its stockpile of banned chemical weapons? The use of the highly toxic VX warfare agent to kill the estranged half brother of North Korea’s leader has raised questions about Pyongyang’s real motives in one of the strangest killings the world has seen. Some say North Korea, in allegedly bringing a U.N.-classified weapon of mass destruction to kill a man at a busy international airport, intended to show the world what it can do with chemical weapons, which are easily forgotten amid concerns about the country’s advancing nuclear missile technologies.
Key developments in Kim’s assassination investigation
A Malaysian police officer guards the gate of the National Forensic Institute at Kuala Lumpur Hospital in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017. Malaysian police ordered a sweep of Kuala Lumpur airport for toxic chemicals and other hazardous substances following the killing of Kim Jong Nam.
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The Latest: Malaysia says airport safe, no trace of toxin
The Latest on Malaysia’s investigation into the apparent assassination of the half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un : Malaysian police have completed a sweep of the airport terminal where the exiled half-brother of North Korea’s leader was attacked and say they found no trace of the nerve agent that was suspected to have been used to kill him. Senior police official Abdul Samah Mat, who is leading the investigation, declared the budget terminal at Kuala Lumpur’s airport a “safe zone” after the sweep detected no hazardous material.
Video: Malaysia To Sweep Kuala Lumpur Airport For Toxic Poison
Malaysia will sweep one of the terminals at Kuala Lumpur international airport for toxic chemicals after Kim Jong Nam – the half-brother of North Korean Dictator Kim Jong Un – was murdered there with a nerve agent last week. Authorities said they would issue an arrest warrant if a North Korean diplomat wanted over the death did not come forward.
The Latest: Malaysia says autopsy shows nerve agent effects
The Latest on Malaysia’s investigation into the apparent assassination of the half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un : Malaysia’s Health Minister S. Subramaniam says autopsy results suggest a nerve agent caused serious paralysis that led to the death of North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un’s half brother. Police revealed Friday that the chemistry department detected the banned chemical weapon VX nerve agent on the eyes and face of Kim Jong Nam, who was poisoned Feb. 13 at the Kuala Lumpur airport.
Authorities plan sweep of KLIA2 for toxic chemicals at 1am
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will sweep Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 for toxic chemicals after Kim Jong-nam was murdered there with a nerve agent last week. Jong-nam was murdered on Feb 13 at the budget terminal of Kuala Lumpur’s main airport with VX nerve agent, a chemical classified by the United Nations as a weapon of mass destruction.
Skin on Fire: A Firsthand Account of a VX Attack
Police will ask the Atomic Energy Licensing Board to carry out a sweep of the KL International Airport 2 for traces of the highly toxic VX-nerve agent According to the Post , Washington made a decision to cancel the talks after Malaysian police confirmed that Kim Jong Nam was assassinated with VX, a lethal nerve agent manufactured for chemical warfare and listed by the United Nations as a weapon of mass destruction . On Friday, officials confirmed that during autopsy they found the chemical on the face of Kim, who died on February 13 after he was attacked inside Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
Suspect in death of Kim Jong Nam was paid for ‘prank’ nerve agent attack
The Indonesian suspect in the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s half-brother was paid 90 dollars to help carry out the attack involving VX nerve agent, said Indonesia’s deputy ambassador to Malaysia. But Deputy Ambassador Andriano Erwin repeated Siti Aisyah’s previous claim that she was duped into the plot, thinking she was taking part in a prank.
The Latest: Malaysia says airport safe, no trace of toxin
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – The Latest on Malaysia’s investigation into the apparent assassination of the half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un : Malaysian police have completed a sweep of the airport terminal where the exiled half-brother of North Korea’s leader was attacked and say they found no trace of the nerve agent that was suspected to have been used to kill him. Senior police official Abdul Samah Mat, who is leading the investigation, declared the budget terminal at Kuala Lumpur’s airport a “safe zone” after the sweep detected no hazardous material.
AP Explains: What chemical weapons N. Korea possesses
North Korea may have found a new use for its large stockpile of chemical and biological weapons, which are meant to attack South Korean and U.S. troops in case of another war. Malaysian police said Friday that a chemical weapon – the toxic VX nerve agent – was used to kill the estranged half brother of Pyongyang’s absolute leader at the Kuala Lumpur airport on Feb. 13. If North Korea’s involvement is confirmed, this would be an unusual and extremely high-profile use of its chemicals in an assassination.
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Embassy: We didn’t receive any document from cops
KUALA LUMPUR: The North Korean Embassy claims that it has not received any relevant document from Malaysian police seeking its cooperation to interview its citizens over the Kim Jong-nam assassination case. “The Malaysian Inspector-GeneA ral of Police told the media that the police have submitted documents to get the co-operation of the embassy to interview our second secretary.
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VX nerve agent killed brother of North Korean leader, say Malaysian officials
The announcement raised serious questions about public safety in a building that authorities went 11 days without decontaminating. KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Sometime in the hours after poisoning the half brother of North Korea’s leader, one of his two attackers began to vomit, Malaysian police said Friday.
AP Explains: What chemical weapons does N. Korea possess
North Korea may have found a new use for its large stockpile of chemical and biological weapons, which are meant to attack South Korean and U.S. troops in case of another war. Malaysian police said Friday that a chemical weapon – the toxic VX nerve agent – was used to kill the estranged half brother of Pyongyang’s absolute leader at the Kuala Lumpur airport on Feb. 13. If North Korea ‘s involvement is confirmed, this would be an unusual and extremely high-profile use of its chemicals in an assassination.
AP Explains: What chemical weapons does N. Korea possess
North Korea may have found a new use for its large stockpile of chemical and biological weapons, which are meant to attack South Korean and U.S. troops in case of another war. Malaysian police said Friday that a chemical weapon – the toxic VX nerve agent – was used to kill the estranged half brother of Pyongyang’s absolute leader at the Kuala Lumpur airport on Feb. 13. If North Korea ‘s involvement is confirmed, this would be an unusual and extremely high-profile use of its chemicals in an assassination.
North Korean Assassination: What Is VX Nerve Agent?
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, , sits with his first-born son Kim Jong Nam, in this 1981 family photo in Pyongyang, North Korea. Kim Jong Nam was attacked by VX nerve agent on Feb. 13. Soon after having his face rubbed with a cloth by two women at the airport in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the exiled North Korean complained of facial pain, had a seizure and died.
North Korea has large chemical weapons stockpile: Seoul
North Korea has not signed a global chemical weapons convention that prohibits the production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons. Kim Jong-Nam , the murdered half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un AFP/Toshifumi KITAMURA, Ed JONES SEOUL: North Korea has up to 5,000 tonnes of chemical weapons, South Korean experts said Friday , including the toxin used to assassinate its leader’s half-brother.
Malaysia says VX nerve agent used in killing of N.Korean
Malaysian Police have named the a senior official at the North Korean Embassy in Kuala Lumpur as one of three people wanted in connection with the killing of Kim Jung-nam last week. Hyon Kwang Song is Second Secretary to the Embassy.
Toxic nerve agent VX was used to murder North Korean leader’s half brother in Malaysia
Swabs taken from Kim Jong Nam show he was killed by a chemical classified as a weapon of mass destruction by the United Nations. Malaysian police have revealed a preliminary report has shown the murder of Kim Jong Nam was carried out using a highly toxic chemical known as VX nerve agent.
North Korea calls Malaysian investigation ‘full of holes’
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – After more than a week of silence in its state-controlled media, North Korea on Thursday slammed the investigation into the death of one of its citizens in Kuala Lumpur, saying Malaysia’s probe is full of “holes and contradictions.” The report from the highly-selective official outlet KCNA did not acknowledge the victim was Kim Jong Nam, an exiled scion of Pyongyang’s ruling family, and it largely echoed previous comments by North Korea’s ambassador to Malaysia.
The Latest: Malaysia wants Interpol help on tracing suspects
The Latest on the investigation into the killing of Kim Jong Nam, Kim Jong Un’s half brother, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia : Malaysia’s national police chief Khalid Abu Bakar says help has been sought from Interpol to issue an alert for the four North Korean suspects who left Malaysia on the same day Kim Jong Nam, a half brother of North Korea’s leader, was killed. It is not known what Interpol can do, as the four are believed to be back in Pyongyang and North Koreas is not a member of Interpol.
Police chief: Airport women smeared poison on Kim’s half-brother
Two women suspected of fatally poisoning the half-brother of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un were trained to coat their hands with toxic chemicals then wipe them on his face, Malaysian police have said. Inspector general of police Khalid Abu Bakar also announced authorities were now seeking a North Korean diplomat in connection with the attack on Kim Jong Nam on February 13 at Kuala Lumpur’s airport.
Kim Jong-nam death: North Korean embassy diplomat suspected in case
Malaysia has summoned the North Korean ambassador for accusations he made over the investigation into the killing of Kim Jong-NamMore The Malaysian government viewed the criticism as baseless, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement after the summon meeting, which was called upon by the ministry’s Deputy Secretary General for Bilateral Affairs Nushirwan Zainal Abidin. Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, was killed at Kuala Lumpur International Airport last week while preparing to board a flight to Macau.
Police: Suspects in N. Korean death coated hands with poison
The two women suspected of fatally poisoning a scion of North Korea’s ruling family were trained to coat their hands with toxic chemicals, then wipe them on his face, police in Malaysia said Wednesday, announcing they were seeking a North Korean diplomat in connection with the attack. But the North Korean Embassy ridiculed the police account of Kim Jong Nam’s death, demanding the immediate release of the two “innocent women” and saying there was no way they could have poisoned him.
Police: Suspects in N. Korean death coated hands with poison
The women suspected of fatally poisoning a scion of North Korea’s ruling family were trained to coat their hands with toxic chemicals then wipe them on his face, police said Wednesday, announcing they were now seeking a North Korean diplomat in connection with the attack. Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar told reporters that authorities are searching for two new North Korean suspects, including the second secretary of North Korea’s embassy in Kuala Lumpur and an employee of North Korea’s state-owned airline Air Koryo.
Finding poison in N. Korea attack may be hardest part
A paranoid dictator’s estranged brother. Two young female assassins. A crowded international airport.
PM Najib says Malaysia will be objective in Kim Jong Nam murder probe
Feb 20 Malaysia has no reason to paint North Korea in a bad light and will be objective in its inquiry into the death of the estranged half-brother of the North’s leader Kim Jong Un, Prime Minister Najib Razak said on Monday. “We have no reason why we want to do something to paint North Korea in a bad light, but we will be objective,” Najib told reporters in Kuala Lumpur, the Malaysian capital.
TV footage appears to show deliberate attack on North Korean
Security camera footage obtained by Japanese television appears to show a careful and deliberate attack last week on the exiled half brother of North Korea’s ruler, while Malaysia said Monday it had recalled its ambassador to North Korea amid rising tensions between the nations. The footage, obtained by Fuji TV and often grainy and blurred, seems to show two women approaching Kim Jong Nam from different directions as he stands at a ticketing kiosk at the budget terminal of the Kuala Lumpur airport.
Malaysia recalls ambassador to North Korea
Malaysia’s ambassador to North Korea has been recalled from Pyongyang amid rising tensions between the countries over the death in Kuala Lumpur of an estranged scion of North Korea’s ruling family. The Malaysian foreign ministry said in a Monday statement that it had recalled its ambassador “for consultations” and had summoned Kang Chol, North Korea’s ambassador to Kuala Lumpur, “to seek an explanation on the accusations he made against the Government of Malaysia.”
Kim Jong-nam murder video? Airport CCTV footage may reveal assassination
THIS is the extraordinary footage that allegedly shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s half-brother being attacked by two women in a busy airport. The leaked CCTV footage appears to show a woman spray a liquid on Kim Jong-nam’s face as he stands in a crowded concourse at Kuala Lumpur Airport.
Four North Korean suspects fled Malaysia after airport Kim Jong Nam’s murder
Four North Korean suspects in the murder of the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un fled Malaysia on the day he was attacked at Kuala Lumpur airport and apparently killed by a fast-acting poison, police said Sunday. A North Korean man, a Vietnamese woman and an Indonesian woman have been arrested already in connection with the death of Kim Jong Nam last Monday, which has triggered a diplomatic spat between Malaysia and Pyongyang.