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Kim Jong-nam's body targeted in morgue break-in, say police
Source: The Guardian
Kim Jong-nam's body targeted in morgue break-in, say police
Malaysian authorities seek to question senior North Korean diplomat
and man connected with Air Koryo, while dismissing claims that
assassins were duped
Oliver Holmes, south-east Asia correspondent
Wednesday 22 February 2017 08.32 GMT
Malaysian police investigating the murder of Kim Jong-nam say attempts were made to break into the morgue where his body is being held and have demanded to question a senior North Korean diplomat.
The announcements by police chief Khalid Abu Bakar throw further suspicion on Pyongyang over the apparent assassination of the exiled half-brother of the North Korean dictator, Kim Jong-un.
Khalid said another man wanted for questioning and identified as Kim Uk-il was linked to North Korea’s state airline, Air Koryo. Both he and the high-level embassy official, named as Hyon Kwang-song, 44, remained in Malaysia, Khalid said.
“He’s the second secretary of the embassy ... They’re not in custody; they’ve been called in for assistance,” Khalid told journalists at a press conference.
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Malaysian authorities seek to question senior North Korean diplomat
and man connected with Air Koryo, while dismissing claims that
assassins were duped
Oliver Holmes, south-east Asia correspondent
Wednesday 22 February 2017 08.32 GMT
Malaysian police investigating the murder of Kim Jong-nam say attempts were made to break into the morgue where his body is being held and have demanded to question a senior North Korean diplomat.
The announcements by police chief Khalid Abu Bakar throw further suspicion on Pyongyang over the apparent assassination of the exiled half-brother of the North Korean dictator, Kim Jong-un.
Khalid said another man wanted for questioning and identified as Kim Uk-il was linked to North Korea’s state airline, Air Koryo. Both he and the high-level embassy official, named as Hyon Kwang-song, 44, remained in Malaysia, Khalid said.
“He’s the second secretary of the embassy ... They’re not in custody; they’ve been called in for assistance,” Khalid told journalists at a press conference.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/feb/22/kim-jong-nams-body-targeted-in-morgue-break-in
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