Kim's identity confirmed using child's DNA: Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia used a DNA sample from one of Kim Jong-Nam's children to confirm the identity of the assassinated half-brother of North Korea's leader Kim Jong-Un, the deputy prime minister said Wednesday, reports AFP.
Investigators "confirmed the identity of the body as Kim Jong-Nam based on the sample obtained from his child", said Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, without elaborating further.
The 45-year-old was poisoned with the deadly nerve agent VX in a brazen Cold War-style assassination on February 13 in Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
The killing triggered a fierce diplomatic row between Malaysia and North Korea, which have expelled each other's ambassadors and refused to let their citizens leave.
Ahmad Zahid told reporters the two countries began official talks on Monday to resolve the crisis and bring nine Malaysians, who are trapped in Pyongyang, home.

Kims identity confirmed using childs DNA: Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia used a DNA sample from one of Kim Jong-Nams children to confirm the identity of the assassinated half-brother of North Koreas leader Kim Jong-Un, the deputy prime minister said Wednesday, reports AFP. Investigators confirmed the identity of the body as Kim Jong-Nam based on the sample obtained from his child, said Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, without elaborating further. The 45-year-old was poisoned with the deadly nerve agent VX in a brazen Cold War-style assassination on February 13 in Kuala Lumpur International Airport. The killing triggered a fierce diplomatic row between Malaysia and North Korea, which have expelled each others ambassadors and refused to let their citizens leave. Ahmad Zahid told reporters the two countries began official talks on Monday to resolve the crisis and bring nine Malaysians, who are trapped in Pyongyang, home.