One suspect in Kim Jong Nam murder suffered effects of VX agent - police chief


Kim Jong Nam arrives at Beijing airport in Beijing, China, in this photo taken by Kyodo February 11, 2007. Kyodo/via REUTERS

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - One of two women suspected of killing the half-brother of North Korea's leader with the highly toxic VX nerve agent also suffered its effects, Malaysia's police chief said on Friday.

"She was vomiting," Khalid Abu Bakar said in response to a question about whether the women felt the effects of VX, a banned substance classified as a weapon of mass destruction by the United Nations.

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