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Kim Jong-un's Half-Brother Reportedly Killed in Malaysia
Kim Jong-un's estranged half-brother has reportedly been killed:
The half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been killed in Malaysia, South Korean and Malaysian sources say. Kim Jong-nam, 45, is said to have been targeted at the airport in Kuala Lumpur, the capital. A source close to the Malaysian PM's office told the BBC that Mr Kim was killed in the city, saying his body was now undergoing an autopsy.
Kim Jong-nam was the eldest son of former North Korean leader Kim Jong-il.
Also at Bloomberg, NYT, Reuters, and DW.
Eldest Son of Former North Korean Dictator Assassinated
In a story filed at 23:22 GMT 2017-02-14, China-based SINA reports
[...] South Korea's TV Chosun, a cable television network, said that Kim was poisoned at Kuala Lumpur airport by two women believed to be North Korean operatives, who were at large, citing multiple South Korean government sources.
However, Selangor Police chief Abdul Samah Mat was reported to have said that a woman had approached Kim Jong-nam at the airport departure lounge and covered the victim's head with a cloth which contained an unidentified liquid.
[...] In 2001, Kim Jong-nam was caught at an airport in Japan traveling on a fake passport, saying he had wanted to visit Tokyo Disneyland.
He was known to travel to Hong Kong, Macao and the Chinese mainland. He said several times over the years that he had no interest in leading his country.
Numerous North Koreans of influence who were suspected of less than total loyalty to the regime have been killed, apparently at the order his brother, the dictator. It appears that this latest death was simply tying up a loose end.
Earlier reports of poisoned needles or sprayed poison appear to lack credibility.
(Score: 5, Interesting) by tangomargarine on Wednesday February 15 2017, @10:13PM
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_subway_sarin_attack#Attack [wikipedia.org]
I mean, they dropped multiple bags of the stuff (almost a liter each, per 5 attackers) in the middle of rush hour in Tokyo and still only managed to kill 12 people. Sounds like a couple drops to the bag would plausibly be enough to kill the guy but not effect others nearby.
"Is that really true?" "I just spent the last hour telling you to think for yourself! Didn't you hear anything I said?"
(Score: 2) by VLM on Wednesday February 15 2017, @10:29PM
Yeah the Japanese attack fits in with the army training I had a quarter century ago, the problem with chemical attacks is dispersion, its like nukes, you vaporize the folks 10 feet away a billion times too much and a mile away at least some people survive unharmed.
(Score: 2) by VLM on Wednesday February 15 2017, @10:30PM
but obviously the point is one dead nerve gas victim implies there should be about 3 serious casualties (like 100% disabled and/or died very young) and maybe 50 partially disabled for life. Just in case anyone missed that.
(Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 15 2017, @11:46PM
you vaporize the folks 10 feet away a billion times too much
Optimally, you want to vaporize folks just enough to get the job done, to save on resources. Wait, wasn't VLM the one advocating Concentration Camps for immigrants? Oh, dear, the whole discussion just took on a Nazi tinge.
(Score: 2, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 16 2017, @03:17PM
Concentration Camps for immigrants
Alternative freedom areas, you mean.