North Korean leader suspected in half-brother's assassination

Kim Yong-Nam (1971-2017)

Kim Yong-Nam (1971-2017) Source: AAP

North Korean observers have been left stunned by the suspected assassination of President Kim Jong-un's half-brother in Malaysia.


Kim Jong-nam had been living in exile in South-East Asia.

But while he was a critic of the President's leadership, the 45-year-old was not widely considered a serious threat to the North Korean government.

 

 


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