The assassination of Kim Jong-nam took place on February 13, 2017, when two women used VX nerve agent to attack him at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia. Kim was the eldest son of former North Korean leader Kim Jong-il and half-brother of current leader Kim Jong-un.
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The shocking assassination of Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of North Korea's supreme leader, exposes the ruthless tactics employed by the regime to maintain its grip on power.