A woman has reportedly been arrested over the apparent assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un's half-brother.
Recall The Forefront reported the assassination of Kim's half brother yesterday.
Recall The Forefront reported the assassination of Kim's half brother yesterday.
The suspect from Myanmar was detained at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia - where Kim Jong-Nam was reportedly murdered while waiting to catch a flight to Macau on Monday.
She was taken into custody in the low-cost terminal of the airport, according to a report by Malaysian state news agency, Bernama.
The arrest comes amid the emergence of CCTV images of the suspected female assassins who are believed to have carried out the murder.
Kim Jong-Nam was reportedly assassinated by two Pyongyang agents.
The women are believed to have used poisoned needles, a poisoned spray or the 45-year-old was grabbed from behind and smothered with a poison-laced cloth.
Malaysian and South Korean media have broadcast pictures of one of the suspects wanted in connection with the killing.
The CCTV images from outside the capital's international airport show one of the suspects in a sweatshirt with 'LOL' (laugh out loud) emblazoned across the front.
The assailants are believed to have fled the scene in a taxi immediately after the attack.
Police are still investigating the cause of death and a post mortem is due to take place later.
South Korea's Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn, now also the country's acting president, said if it was confirmed the North Korean leadership was behind the murder, "that would clearly depict the brutality and inhumanity of the Kim Jong-Un regime".
Sky's Asia Correspondent Katie Stallard said: "In terms of motive, perhaps he could have been seen as a threat to Kim Jong-Un's leadership - certainly that is being suggested as one theory behind his killing.
"At this stage there is no shortage of intrigue, but very few actual facts on the ground."
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