Severity 5 — Catastrophic🌐 foreign policy13 February 2017
Half-Brother Kim Jong-nam Assassinated With VX Nerve Agent
Kim Jong-un's exiled half-brother, Kim Jong-nam, was killed at Kuala Lumpur International Airport when two women smeared VX nerve agent, a chemical weapon banned under international law, on his face. Malaysian investigators and multiple governments concluded North Korean agents organised the attack; Pyongyang has denied responsibility.
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Kim Jong-un — Workers' Party of Korea
In power 2011–present
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BBC News — Kim Jong-nam: What We Know About Kuala Lumpur Killing🌍 See this event in context
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