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Police Detain Fourth Suspect in Murder Case of N. Korean Leader’s Half-Brother

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Malaysian authorities have detained a fourth suspect in the assassination of the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's half-brother Kim Jong Nam, Malaysian media... 18.02.2017, Sputnik International

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Police Detain Fourth Suspect in Murder Case of N. Korean Leader’s Half-Brother

05:03 GMT 18.02.2017 (Updated: 05:43 GMT 18.02.2017)

Kim Jong Nam arrives at Beijing airport in Beijing, China, in this photo taken by Kyodo February 11, 2007. Picture taken February 11, 2007 - Sputnik International

Malaysian authorities have detained a fourth suspect in the assassination of the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's half-brother Kim Jong Nam, Malaysian media report.

TOKYO (Sputnik) — The 47-year-old man with a North Korean passport was arrested on Friday in Kuala Lumpur, the Malaysian Chinese-language Sin Chew Daily said citing sources on Saturday.

In this June 4, 2010 file photo, Kim Jong Nam, the eldest son of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, waves after his first-ever interview with South Korean media in Macau, China - Sputnik International

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Second Female Suspect Detained in Connection With Kim Jong-Nam’s Death

16 February 2017, 05:01 GMT

The South China Morning Post said on Saturday that the man was identified as Ri Jong-chol, born in 1970, and that he was arrested in Malaysia’s Selangor state.

Earlier this week, police detained two female suspects (one with a Vietnamese passport and an Indonesian woman), as well as Malaysian man, believed to be one of the female suspects’ boyfriend.

Kim Jong Nam, the eldest son of North Korea's late leader Kim Jong Il and older half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was killed as he was preparing to board a flight to Macau on Monday.