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| North Korea killing: video footage appears to show attack on Kim Jong-nam | |
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| A Japanese broadcaster has released what appears to be CCTV footage of a deadly poison attack on the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un by two women at a Malaysian airport last week. | A Japanese broadcaster has released what appears to be CCTV footage of a deadly poison attack on the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un by two women at a Malaysian airport last week. |
| Kim Jong-nam, who lived most of his life outside his home country, died en route to hospital from a seizure after complaining last Monday that a woman had sprayed chemicals on his face. | Kim Jong-nam, who lived most of his life outside his home country, died en route to hospital from a seizure after complaining last Monday that a woman had sprayed chemicals on his face. |
| The low-quality security camera footage, displayed by Fuji TV, shows two angles of the attack in which a man, believe to be Kim Jong-nam, is grabbed from behind by a woman in a white top. She appears to put her hands over his face and then swiftly walks away. A second woman is also seen leaving the scene. | The low-quality security camera footage, displayed by Fuji TV, shows two angles of the attack in which a man, believe to be Kim Jong-nam, is grabbed from behind by a woman in a white top. She appears to put her hands over his face and then swiftly walks away. A second woman is also seen leaving the scene. |
| Clearer closed-circuit video showed Kim Jong-nam, in a blue shirt and grey jacket, stumbling and wiping his face after the attack, seeking help from airport staff and walking unassisted to the terminal’s medical centre. | Clearer closed-circuit video showed Kim Jong-nam, in a blue shirt and grey jacket, stumbling and wiping his face after the attack, seeking help from airport staff and walking unassisted to the terminal’s medical centre. |
| The Guardian cannot independently verify the people in the footage, although the location is certainly Kuala Lumpur International airport departures, where Malaysian police say the attack took place. | The Guardian cannot independently verify the people in the footage, although the location is certainly Kuala Lumpur International airport departures, where Malaysian police say the attack took place. |
| The killing has led to a diplomatic spat between the North Korean and Malaysia, a country that has until now had cordial diplomatic relations with the isolated Stalinist state. | The killing has led to a diplomatic spat between the North Korean and Malaysia, a country that has until now had cordial diplomatic relations with the isolated Stalinist state. |
| North Korea’s ambassador Kang Chol was summoned by the Malaysian foreign ministry on Monday after he accused police of acting in a “deceiving” manner and added that Malaysia was “concealing something”. He had demanded that no autopsy take place and the body be released immediately. Kuala Lumpur refused both requests so police could continue their investigation. | North Korea’s ambassador Kang Chol was summoned by the Malaysian foreign ministry on Monday after he accused police of acting in a “deceiving” manner and added that Malaysia was “concealing something”. He had demanded that no autopsy take place and the body be released immediately. Kuala Lumpur refused both requests so police could continue their investigation. |
| Officials from South Korea and the US, enemies of North Korea, believe Kim Jong-nam was killed by agents sent from Pyongyang. He had spoken out against his family’s dynastic control. | Officials from South Korea and the US, enemies of North Korea, believe Kim Jong-nam was killed by agents sent from Pyongyang. He had spoken out against his family’s dynastic control. |
| Malaysia authorities have arrested four people – a Vietnamese woman, an Indonesian woman, a Malaysian man, and North Korean man – and are seeking four North Koreans suspects who left the country the same day Kim Jong-nam died. | Malaysia authorities have arrested four people – a Vietnamese woman, an Indonesian woman, a Malaysian man, and North Korean man – and are seeking four North Koreans suspects who left the country the same day Kim Jong-nam died. |
| The detained Indonesian woman has said she was duped into playing a role in the killing, believing she was part of a television comedy prank. | The detained Indonesian woman has said she was duped into playing a role in the killing, believing she was part of a television comedy prank. |
| Investigators are considering whether the incident may have been a coordinated political assassination, although autopsy results have been inconclusive, police say. | Investigators are considering whether the incident may have been a coordinated political assassination, although autopsy results have been inconclusive, police say. |