Assassination of Kim Jong-nam raises questions about regime stability: US experts


  • Nation
  • Wednesday, 15 Feb 2017

A woman walking past the North Korean embassy in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday. - AFP

SEOUL: The apparent assassination of the half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un raises questions about the stability of the young leader's grip on power, US experts said Tuesday.

Kim Jong-nam, the 45-year-old eldest son of late North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, who has a different mother from the current leader, was killed after being attacked with poison at a Kuala Lumpur airport Monday.

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