Kim Jong-un’s Half-Brother Has Died From an Alleged Poisoning by Female Assassins

Kim Jong-nam, estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, has died in Malaysia after being attacked by an unknown assailant.

The Guardian confirms local authorities say he had been attacked in the shopping concourse at Kuala Lumpar airport.

Jong-nam died while on route to the hospital after seeking help from an information desk because he felt dizzy, describing an attack by an unknown assailant.

South Korean and U.S. government sources think Jong-nam was murdered by North Korean agents, reports Reuters (perhaps because poison-pen devices have previously been found on would-be North Korean agents).

He had been planning to travel to Macau when he fell ill at Kuala Lumpur international airport. Fazil Ahmat, a police official, said he (the deceased) thought it “felt like someone grabbed or held his face from behind.”

“We don’t know if there was a cloth or needles,” he explained.

South Korea’s TV Chosun, a cable-TV network, reported Jong-nam had been poisoned by two women who are allegedly North Korean operatives.

If you’ve never even heard of Kim Jong-un’s half brother, that’s unsurprising. He had been shunted aside in favour of his younger brother (Kim Jong-un) and is thought to have lived in exile for years.

He opted for a largely private life, unlike other relatives of the family. Speaking to Japan’s Asahi TV in 2010 before his younger brother had succeeded their father, Jong-nam said he had no interest in taking power. “Personally I am against third-generation succession,” he shared.

“I hope my younger brother will do his best for the sake of North Koreans’ prosperous lives.”

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