KUALA LUMPUR, (Reuters) – Malaysian police said yesterday a preliminary report showed the murder of Kim Jong Nam was carried out with a highly toxic chemical known as VX nerve agent.
The police said swabs were taken from the eye and the face of a North Korean national by the chemistry department of Malaysia.
VX nerve agent, or S-2 Diisoprophylaminoethyl methylphosphonothiolate, is chemical weapon classified as a weapon of mass destruction by the United Nations. Kim, the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, died after being assaulted at Kuala Lumpur International Airport last week while preparing to board a flight to Macau.
