North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s half-brother has been assassinated in Malaysia, according to reports citing unnamed South Korean government sources.
South Korea’s TV Chosun, a cable television network, said that Kim Jong Nam was poisoned at Kuala Lumpur airport by two women believed to be North Korean operatives, who were at large, citing multiple South Korean government sources.
The South Korean government source who spoke to Reuters did not immediately provide further details.
South Korea’s foreign ministry said it could not confirm today’s reports, and the country’s intelligence agency could not immediately be reached for comment.
Kim, the eldest son of late former North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, was known to be based mostly outside of his home country.
In 2001, he was caught at an airport in Japan traveling on a fake passport, saying he had wanted visit Tokyo Disneyland.
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