Was it just VX nerve agent? Police await chemistry report


AMPANG JAYA: Police are waiting for a report from the Chemistry Department to determine if chemicals other than the VX nerve agent were used in the assassination of Kim Jong-nam.

Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Seri Abdul Samah Mat said the Chemistry Department has to analyse all the samples before investigators could determine if there were other types of chemical or poison used in the murder.

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