Brother Of North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un, Dies At Malaysian Airport

Half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, has died at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia, authorities in the country has said.

Kim Jong Nam, the eldest son of former leader Kim Jong Il, had lived outside the country for years. He was said to have fallen ill at the airport before the incident occurred.

The police in Malaysia said investigations are currently being carried out on the cause of the death, amid reports that Kim Jong Nam may have died of poison.

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Meanwhile, YTN television station reported that Kim Jong Nam was killed by two unidentified women with a poison needle before fleeing in a taxi.

The North Korean Leader and his half-brother are from two different mothers and have never met because of the ancient practice of raising potential successors separately.

Kim Jong Nam had been critical of Kim Jong Un, reportedly saying in 2012 that he “ won’t last long” because of his youth and inexperience

South Korean media is reporting that he Reports surfaced that Kim Jong Nam fell from favor from the ruling family after he was caught trying to enter Japan using a fake Dominican Republic passport in 2001, something he denied to a reporter in a 2012 book.

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Kim Jong Nam was in his 40s at the time of his death. He has been in exile for years away from North Korea, spending time living in Macau and.

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