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Jong-nam murder: Authorities to sweep klia2 for toxic chemicals at 1am

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia plans to sweep Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (klia2) for toxic chemicals after Kim Jong-nam was murdered there with a nerve agent last week.

The teams involved include the police forensic team, the fire department and the Atomic Energy Licensing Board, the Malaysian police said in a statement on Saturday.

The sweep will be conducted from 1am on Sunday, Feb 26, the police said.

Kim Jong-nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, was killed on Feb 13 at the airport by VX nerve agent, classified by the United Nations as a weapon of mass destruction, Malaysian police said on Friday. --REUTERS

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