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North Korean Leader's Slain Brother Was Reportedly Working With the CIA

Kim Jong Nam, who was attacked with a deadly nerve agent in a Malaysian airport in 2017, was in the country to meet with his CIA handler, according to The Wall Street Journal and a new book.
A man believed to be Kim Jong Nam is surrounded by journalists upon his arrival at a Beijing airport in February 2007.

Kim Jong Nam, the half-brother of the North Korean leader who was killed in a nerve-agent attack allegedly ordered by the North Korean government, had been working with the CIA prior to his death, according to The Wall and a new book by a reporter.

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