Third arrest over Kim Jong-nam murder

Malaysian police have detained a third suspect in connection with the murder of Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.


A police spokesman said the man is the boyfriend of a woman arrested earlier in the day.

She was holding an Indonesian passport.

Yesterday,a female suspect with Vietnamese travel documents was arrested

She is due to be brought to a Kuala Lumpur court later today.

South Korean officials earlier cited their spy agency as saying it suspected two female North Korean agents had murdered Kim Jong-nam.

US government sources also said they believed North Korean assassins were responsible.
 [rte.ie]
16/2/17
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