Malaysia awaits lab tests after nerve agent used in airport

Malaysia will sweep one of the terminals at Kuala Lumpur global airport for toxic chemicals after Kim Jong Nam was murdered there with a nerve agent last week, as authorities said they would issue an arrest warrant if a North Korean diplomat wanted over the death did not come forward.

Kim may have died after the substance was absorbed into his face and eyes and entered his bloodstream.

North Korea, meanwhile, has blamed Malaysia for the death of Kim – once believed to be the likely successor to Kim Jong-il.

North Korea is believed to have the world’s third-largest stockpile of chemical weapons, according to the Nuclear Threat Initiative project, which analyses weapons of mass destruction.

“If he repeats the baseless allegations, he will be expelled”, the official said.

Earlier on Thursday, an official from the North Korea embassy in Kuala Lumpur said no formal request to interview either man had been received, and he did not respond when asked if the embassy would cooperate should it receive one.

Abdul Samah also told reporters an investigation in connection to the murder was ongoing at an apartment complex in Kuala Lumpur but declined to comment on local media reports chemicals has been seized from the address.

The Deputy Indonesian Ambassador to Malaysia also confirmed that the Malaysian authorities have yet to impose any charges on Siti Aisyah.

One of the women suspected of carrying out a spy novel-like attack that killed North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un’s half-brother has revealed that she was paid $90 for what she thought was going to be a prank, an official said Saturday.

Kim sought help from airport staff but he fell into convulsions and died on the way to the hospital within two hours of the attack, police said.

“She only said that it’s a kind of oil, baby oil, something like that”, said Mr Andreano, when queried over Siti’s knowledge of the poison.

But Malaysian police have said both women were aware they were dealing with a poisonous liquid.

The 25-year-old told the diplomat she had been approached by a man who called himself “James”.

It is reported the sexy photograph was taken while she was working at a motor show in Hanoi, Vietnam.

“She mentioned the name of the person, but I didn’t recognise it because she talked about the men in a general way, his name is James and Chang that’s it, I think she doesn’t know the name of those two people”.

What is clear is that North Korea is continuing to pursue its weapons programme at pace, in spite of the sanctions and United Nations security resolutions against it.