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| Kim Jong-nam 'killed by VX nerve agent found on his face' | Kim Jong-nam 'killed by VX nerve agent found on his face' |
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| Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of North Korea's leader, was killed by a highly toxic nerve agent, says Malaysia. | Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of North Korea's leader, was killed by a highly toxic nerve agent, says Malaysia. |
| Mr Kim died last week after two women accosted him briefly in a check-in hall at a Kuala Lumpur airport. | |
| Malaysian toxicology reports indicate he was attacked using "VX nerve agent", which is classified as a weapon of mass destruction by the United Nations. | |
| Malaysia has not blamed the North Korean state for the death, but says North Koreans were clearly behind it. | Malaysia has not blamed the North Korean state for the death, but says North Koreans were clearly behind it. |
| Mr Kim died on the way to hospital shortly after the 13 February airport encounter. His body remains in a hospital mortuary, amid a diplomatic dispute over who should claim it. | Mr Kim died on the way to hospital shortly after the 13 February airport encounter. His body remains in a hospital mortuary, amid a diplomatic dispute over who should claim it. |
| North Korea responded furiously to Malaysia's insistence on conducting a post-mortem examination and has accused Malaysia of having "sinister" purposes. | North Korea responded furiously to Malaysia's insistence on conducting a post-mortem examination and has accused Malaysia of having "sinister" purposes. |
| VX nerve agent: What to know | VX nerve agent: What to know |
| Malaysia's police chief Khalid Abu Bakar said the presence of the nerve agent was detected in swabs taken from Mr Kim's eyes and face by the Chemistry Department of Malaysia. | Malaysia's police chief Khalid Abu Bakar said the presence of the nerve agent was detected in swabs taken from Mr Kim's eyes and face by the Chemistry Department of Malaysia. |
| He said other exhibits were still under analysis and that police were investigating how the banned substance might have entered Malaysia. | |
| "If the amount of the chemical brought in was small, it would be difficult for us to detect," Reuters quoted him as saying. | |
| Bruce Bennett, a weapons expert at the research institute the Rand Corporation, told the BBC it would have taken only a tiny amount of the substance to kill Mr Kim. | Bruce Bennett, a weapons expert at the research institute the Rand Corporation, told the BBC it would have taken only a tiny amount of the substance to kill Mr Kim. |
| A miniscule amount of nerve agent could have been used, said Mr Bennett, which would have begun affecting his nervous system immediately, causing first shaking and then death within minutes. | |
| The two women were seen in CCTV footage approaching Mr Kim, with one wiping something across his face. | |
| Mr Khalid has previously said the fact the woman immediately went to wash her hands showed she was "very aware" that she was handling a toxin. | |
| She and another woman are in custody. | |
| Several North Koreans are also wanted in connection with his death, including a senior official at the North's embassy in Kuala Lumpur as well as an employee of the state airline, Air Koryo. | Several North Koreans are also wanted in connection with his death, including a senior official at the North's embassy in Kuala Lumpur as well as an employee of the state airline, Air Koryo. |
| Four other North Koreans named earlier in the case are thought to have left Malaysia already, while a fifth North Korean has been detained. | Four other North Koreans named earlier in the case are thought to have left Malaysia already, while a fifth North Korean has been detained. |
| Mr Kim was once seen as a possible successor to his father, Kim Jong-il, but was bypassed in favour of his younger half-brother, Kim Jong-un, and spent many years living abroad. | Mr Kim was once seen as a possible successor to his father, Kim Jong-il, but was bypassed in favour of his younger half-brother, Kim Jong-un, and spent many years living abroad. |
| He had been travelling on a passport under the name Kim Chol. North Korea has yet to confirm that the deceased was actually Kim Jong-nam. | |
| On what seemed to be the first reference to the case in the North's state media, Pyongyang said on Thursday only that Malaysia was responsible for the death of one of its citizens. | On what seemed to be the first reference to the case in the North's state media, Pyongyang said on Thursday only that Malaysia was responsible for the death of one of its citizens. |
| It also accused Malaysia of trying to politicise the return of his body and called "absurd" Malaysia's request for DNA samples for official confirmation of his identity. | It also accused Malaysia of trying to politicise the return of his body and called "absurd" Malaysia's request for DNA samples for official confirmation of his identity. |
| Who are the suspects? | Who are the suspects? |
| Detained | Detained |
| Sought for questioning | Sought for questioning |