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North Korea demands Malaysia return Kim Jong-nam's body immediately | |
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North Korea has demanded Malaysia immediately return the body of Kim Jong-nam - its leader Kim Jong-un’s half-brother - following his apparent assassination. | |
A post-mortem was reportedly performed at a hospital in Kuala Lumpur, where Mr Kim was rushed after he collapsed in the Malaysian capital's International Airport en route to boarding a flight, police sources said. | A post-mortem was reportedly performed at a hospital in Kuala Lumpur, where Mr Kim was rushed after he collapsed in the Malaysian capital's International Airport en route to boarding a flight, police sources said. |
This took place despite North Korean objections about an autopsy taking place. | This took place despite North Korean objections about an autopsy taking place. |
However, the police sources added that, officials from the secretive communist state had been to the hospital and were coordinating with Malaysian authorities. | However, the police sources added that, officials from the secretive communist state had been to the hospital and were coordinating with Malaysian authorities. |
South Korea's National Assembly Intelligence Committee Chairman, Lee Cheol Woo, told a press briefing that Mr Kim was believed to have been poisoned, although the cause of death is yet to be confirmed. | South Korea's National Assembly Intelligence Committee Chairman, Lee Cheol Woo, told a press briefing that Mr Kim was believed to have been poisoned, although the cause of death is yet to be confirmed. |
Mr Kim, who had not passed through airport security when he collapsed, was travelling to Macau, China. | Mr Kim, who had not passed through airport security when he collapsed, was travelling to Macau, China. |
He was once thought of as the likely successor to his father Kim Jong-il, but after falling out of favour in 2001, he had been living in exile. He had spoken out publicly against his family's dynastic control of the isolated state. | He was once thought of as the likely successor to his father Kim Jong-il, but after falling out of favour in 2001, he had been living in exile. He had spoken out publicly against his family's dynastic control of the isolated state. |
Instead, his half brother Kim Jong-un inherited the North Korean leadership on their father's passing 2011. | Instead, his half brother Kim Jong-un inherited the North Korean leadership on their father's passing 2011. |
Malaysian police have detained a woman holding Vietnamese travel papers in relation to the killing. | Malaysian police have detained a woman holding Vietnamese travel papers in relation to the killing. |
Police said she was identified from CCTV footage at Kuala Lumpur International Airport. She was alone when she was apprehended. | Police said she was identified from CCTV footage at Kuala Lumpur International Airport. She was alone when she was apprehended. |
She was carrying documents bearing the name, Doan Thi Huong, Malaysian, officials said. It showed a May 1998 date of birth and birthplace of Nam Dinh, Vietnam, they added. | She was carrying documents bearing the name, Doan Thi Huong, Malaysian, officials said. It showed a May 1998 date of birth and birthplace of Nam Dinh, Vietnam, they added. |
Local media had earlier published a grainy CCTV image of a young woman wearing a white shirt with the letters "LOL" on the front. It is unclear whether this was the same woman. | Local media had earlier published a grainy CCTV image of a young woman wearing a white shirt with the letters "LOL" on the front. It is unclear whether this was the same woman. |
"Police are looking for a few others, all foreigners," Deputy Inspector-General Noor Rashid Ibrahim said, declining to give their nationalities or gender. | "Police are looking for a few others, all foreigners," Deputy Inspector-General Noor Rashid Ibrahim said, declining to give their nationalities or gender. |
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