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Kim Jong-un's half-brother killed

| | Feb 15, 2017, at 01:16 am
#Kim Jongun #NorthKorea #Malaysia #Kim Jongnam
Seoul, Feb 14 (IBNS): North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's half-brother was killed in Malaysia, south Korean media reports said.

Kim Jong-nam was assassinated on Monday in Malaysia, a source told South Korea's Yonhap news agency without revealing details.

North Korea's late former leader Kim Jong-il is the father of Kim Jong-nam.

A source close to the Malaysian PM's office told the BBC that  Kim was killed in the city, saying his body was now undergoing an autopsy.

 

Image: Wikimedia Commons

 

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