Key Developments In Kim Jong Nam Assassination Investigation

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Key developments in the investigation into the killing of the North Korean leader’s estranged half brother at Kuala Lumpur’s airport on Feb. 13: HEALTH MINISTER: NERVE AGENT CAUSED FATAL PARALYSIS The discovery of the banned chemical weapon VX nerve agent on Kim Jong Nam’s face and the hospital’s autopsy result suggest a “chemical agent caused very serious paralysis” that led to his death “in a very short period of time,” Malaysia’s Health Minister Subramaniam Sathasivam said Sunday. Asked how long it took for Kim to die after he was attacked, Subramaniam said, “I would think it was about, from the time of onset, from the time of application, 15-20 minutes.” Malaysia hasn’t directly accused the North Korean government of being behind the attack, but officials have said four North Korean men provided two women with poison to carry it out.