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Eugene

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Wed Feb 22, 2017, 09:42 AM Feb 2017

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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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/feb/22/kim-jong-nams-body-targeted-in-morgue-break-in
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Kim Jong-nam's body targeted in morgue break-in, say police (Original Post) Eugene Feb 2017 OP
Bizarre underpants Feb 2017 #1
In other news, NK called for the release of the murder-suspects bc their arrest is "unreasonable". DetlefK Feb 2017 #2
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