Malaysia to sweep Kuala Lumpur airport for toxic poison after Kim Jong Nam murder
By Reuters
26 February 2017 |
6:53 am
Malaysia will sweep one of the terminals at Kuala Lumpur international airport for toxic chemicals after Kim Jong Nam was murdered there with a nerve agent last week.
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