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S.Korea judges “almost sure” Kim Jong Nam was killed in Malaysia

S.Korea considers alleged murder of Kim Jong Nam "very significant", Hwang Kyo-ahn says

The South Korean government said it was "almost sure" that the person killed on Monday in Malaysia was Kim Jong Un’s half-brother, Kim Jong Nam, it emerged during a Ministry of Unification (MOU) Wednesday morning briefing.

The South's MOU, however, is yet to officially confirm the alleged murder of Kim in Kuala Lumpur.

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