Chinese authorities assisted in identifying Jong-nam


  • Nation
  • Tuesday, 14 Mar 2017

Kim Jong-Nam. -AFP filepic

KUALA LUMPUR: The identity of the North Korean citizen killed at Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (KLIA2) on Feb 13 was confirmed as Kim Jong-nam based on fingerprint data obtained from a database belonging to China's authorities.

Records of Jong-nam's fingerprints were kept by authorities in Macau after the deceased and his family lived in multiple undisclosed locations there for their safety.

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