Police confirm Kim Jong-nam killed at KLIA 2


KUALA LUMPUR: Police have confirmed that the man killed at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (KLIA2) on Monday is indeed Kim Jong-nam (pic), the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

Selangor CID chief Senior Asst Comm Fadzil Ahmat said the incident occurred at about 9am on Monday as the victim was catching a 10am flight to Macau.

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