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| Kim Jong-nam killing: Suspect 'was paid $90 for baby oil prank' | Kim Jong-nam killing: Suspect 'was paid $90 for baby oil prank' |
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| An Indonesian woman arrested for the murder of the half-brother of North Korea's leader has said she was given 400 Malaysian ringgit ($90; £72) to carry out a prank. | |
| Indonesian embassy officials met Siti Aisyah, 25, on Saturday in the Malaysian capital. | Indonesian embassy officials met Siti Aisyah, 25, on Saturday in the Malaysian capital. |
| She said she was given the cash to smear Kim Jong-nam's face with "baby oil" as part of a reality show joke. | She said she was given the cash to smear Kim Jong-nam's face with "baby oil" as part of a reality show joke. |
| Tests show Mr Kim was killed with the highly toxic nerve agent VX. | Tests show Mr Kim was killed with the highly toxic nerve agent VX. |
| It is classified as a weapon of mass destruction by the United Nations. | It is classified as a weapon of mass destruction by the United Nations. |
| Who could be behind the attack? | Who could be behind the attack? |
| Unravelling the mystery of Kim Jong-nam's death | Unravelling the mystery of Kim Jong-nam's death |
| Mr Kim died last week after two women accosted him briefly in a check-in hall at Kuala Lumpur international airport. | Mr Kim died last week after two women accosted him briefly in a check-in hall at Kuala Lumpur international airport. |
| The airport has been swept for toxic chemicals by a forensic team, the fire department and the Atomic Energy Licensing Board. | The airport has been swept for toxic chemicals by a forensic team, the fire department and the Atomic Energy Licensing Board. |
| There is widespread suspicion that North Korea was behind the attack, which it strongly denies. | There is widespread suspicion that North Korea was behind the attack, which it strongly denies. |
| A Vietnamese woman and a North Korean man have also been arrested in connection with the killing. | A Vietnamese woman and a North Korean man have also been arrested in connection with the killing. |
| The Vietnamese foreign ministry confirmed that the Vietnamese national being held was Doan Thi Huong, born in 1988, saying she had told officials she thought she was taking part in a television prank. | The Vietnamese foreign ministry confirmed that the Vietnamese national being held was Doan Thi Huong, born in 1988, saying she had told officials she thought she was taking part in a television prank. |
| At least seven other suspects are wanted by police. | At least seven other suspects are wanted by police. |
| After a 30-minute meeting with Siti Aisyah on Saturday, Indonesian Deputy Ambassador Andreano Erwin said: "She only said in general that somebody asked her to do this activity. She only said in general she met with some people who looked Japanese or Korean. | After a 30-minute meeting with Siti Aisyah on Saturday, Indonesian Deputy Ambassador Andreano Erwin said: "She only said in general that somebody asked her to do this activity. She only said in general she met with some people who looked Japanese or Korean. |
| "According to her, that person gave her 400 ringgits to do this activity... She only said she was given a kind of oil, like baby oil." | "According to her, that person gave her 400 ringgits to do this activity... She only said she was given a kind of oil, like baby oil." |
| The officials said they did not see any physical signs that the suspect had been affected by the chemical. | The officials said they did not see any physical signs that the suspect had been affected by the chemical. |
| Malaysia's police chief Khalid Abu Bakar said on Friday that the presence of the nerve agent had been detected in swabs taken from Mr Kim's eyes and face. | Malaysia's police chief Khalid Abu Bakar said on Friday that the presence of the nerve agent had been detected in swabs taken from Mr Kim's eyes and face. |
| Mr Kim had sought medical help at the airport, saying someone had splashed or sprayed him with liquid. He then had a seizure and died on the way to hospital. | Mr Kim had sought medical help at the airport, saying someone had splashed or sprayed him with liquid. He then had a seizure and died on the way to hospital. |
| What is the deadly VX nerve agent? | What is the deadly VX nerve agent? |
| Read more about VX | Read more about VX |
| Who was Kim Jong-nam? | Who was Kim Jong-nam? |
| The well-travelled and multilingual oldest son of late North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, he was once considered a potential future leader. He has lived abroad for years and was bypassed in favour of his half-brother, Kim Jong-un. | The well-travelled and multilingual oldest son of late North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, he was once considered a potential future leader. He has lived abroad for years and was bypassed in favour of his half-brother, Kim Jong-un. |
| 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. | 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. |
| For many years, it was believed Kim Jong-nam was being groomed to succeed his father as the next leader. | For many years, it was believed Kim Jong-nam was being groomed to succeed his father as the next leader. |
| But that appears to have come to an end in 2001 when Kim was caught sneaking into Japan on a fake passport. | But that appears to have come to an end in 2001 when Kim was caught sneaking into Japan on a fake passport. |
| He later became one of the regime's most high-profile critics, openly questioning the authoritarian policies and dynastic succession his grandfather Kim Il-sung began crafting in 1948. | He later became one of the regime's most high-profile critics, openly questioning the authoritarian policies and dynastic succession his grandfather Kim Il-sung began crafting in 1948. |
| Kim Jong-nam, North Korea's critic in exile | Kim Jong-nam, North Korea's critic in exile |