Malaysian police have identified a senior official in the North Korean embassy as a suspect in the murder of Kim Jong-Nam.
A second suspect, linked to the North Korean airline Air Koryo, has also been called in for questioning over the killing of Kim Jong-Un's half-brother at Kuala Lumpur International Airport last week.
Police chief Khalid Abu Bakar said both suspects were still in Malaysia and had been summoned for questioning.
He said the diplomat was a second secretary at the embassy and added that four other suspects who fled Malaysia on 14 February - the day after the attack - are thought to have arrived in the North Korean capital Pyongyang.
"We have written to the ambassador to allow us to interview both of them," he said.
"We hope that the Korean embassy will co-operate with us and allow us to interview them quickly. If not we will compel them to come to us."
Mr Kim was attacked at the airport on 13 February as he prepared to board a flight to Macau.
Mr Bakar said two female suspects, who are in custody, were trained to wipe an unidentified toxin on Mr Kim's face, then wash their hands.
He said that the toxin was placed on the Indonesian and Vietnamese women's hands by a North Korean suspect, who is in custody.
Authorities are seeking seven others, including the two announced on Wednesday.
Tensions between North Korea and Malaysia have escalated since Mr Kim's death, with a row building over custody of the victim's body and Pyongyang's criticism over the handling of the investigation.
Malaysia recalled its ambassador from Pyongyang earlier this week after the North Korean diplomat in Kualu Lumpur cast doubt about the fairness of the police investigation.
No family member has come forward to claim Mr Kim's body.
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