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Kim Jong-Nam was a vocal critic of the North Korean regime, after he was exiled from the country in the early 2000s.

Kim Jong-Nam was a vocal critic of the North Korean regime, after he was exiled from the country in the early 2000s. Source: AAP

Police in Malaysia have arrested two more people in connection with the murder of the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.


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By Quốc Vinh

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Police in Malaysia have arrested two more people in connection with the murder of the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.


The second detainee was arrested in the early hours local time and was in possession of a Indonesian passport.

The first suspect, arrested at Kuala Lumpur International Airport on Wednesday, carried Vietnamese travel documents.

The identity, gender and nationality of the third person has yet to be revealed.

The South Korean secret service says it suspects that the hit was carried out by two female North Korean agents, a theory supported by Washington.

The Chinese see no connection between North Korea and the murder.


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