North Korea Killed Kim Jong Un's Half Brother Kim Jong-Nam With VX Agent: U.S.

The US State Department has said that the North Korean government used banned chemical warfare agent VX to kill Kim Jong-un's half-brother Kim Jong-Nam. The State Department also said it has imposed additional sanctions on North Korea after the findings. The post-mortem showed the presence of banned VX nerve agent on Kim's face and his eyes, urine, blood, and bag. Kim Jong-Nam had been carrying four diplomatic passports and eight different international currencies when he was attacked.

US State Department Finds North Korea Killed Kim Jong-un's Half-Brother Kim Jong-Nam With Chemical Warfare Agent VX In Malaysia

• The United States has claimed North Korea used VX to kill leader Kim Jong-un's half-brother Kim Jong-Nam.
• Kim Jong-Nam died on February 13, 2017, after two women smeared his face at a Malaysian airport.
• Two women; Siti Aisyah, 25, and Doan Thi Huong, 29, hailed Nam in a crowded airport terminal in Kuala Lumpur.
• The US State Department officials reported that further sanctions would be imposed on North Korea.
• The post-mortem revealed the banned VX nerve agent was found on Nam's face, and in blood, urine, clothing, and bag.

After over a year since North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's half-brother Kim Jong-Nam's murder, the US State Department has said that the North Korean government used banned chemical warfare agent VX to kill him.

The State Department also said it has imposed additional sanctions on North Korea after the findings. The post-mortem showed the presence of banned VX nerve agent on Kim's face and his eyes, urine, blood, and bag.

Kim had been waiting for a flight to Macau at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Malaysia when two unidentified women approached Kim from behind and sprayed an unknown liquid on him.

After the attack, Kim walked to the customer-service desk and told the two unknown women had just wiped wet clothing on his face and he was feeling dizzy. An airport employee and police took him to an airport clinic.

Police told the medical staff sent Kim to Putrajaya hospital, but he died in an ambulance on the way to the hospital.

The Japanese Fuji TV released a CCTV video revealing the attack. The next day, a South Korean television TV Chosun reported that the women were North Korean operatives who reached the airport in a taxi.

The South Korean government officials confirmed Kim's death on February 15 and also claimed that the North Korean government had been planning to kill him for last five years.

Daily Mail reported that Kim Jong-Nam had been carrying four diplomatic passports and eight different international currencies when he was attacked.