SEOUL: North Korea has poured scorn on “absurd” claims that one of its people was killed in Malaysia with a highly lethal nerve agent, accusing South Korea and the US of running a smear campaign.
Malaysian police say two women used the VX agent to kill Kim Jong-nam, half-brother of the North’s leader, at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport on Feb 13.
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