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N. Korea: Kim Jong-nam 'killed by VX nerve agent found on his face'
BBC ^ | 2017/02/24

Posted on 02/23/2017 7:04:08 PM PST by TigerLikesRooster

Kim Jong-nam 'killed by VX nerve agent found on his face'

Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of North Korea's leader, was killed by a highly toxic nerve agent, says Malaysia.

Mr Kim died last week after two women wiped a substance over his face in a check-in hall at Kuala Lumpur airport.

Malaysian toxicology reports have identified the chemical as "VX nerve agent", classified as a weapon of mass destruction by the United Nations.

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: asssassination; kimjongnam; malaysia; nkorea; norks; northkorea; vx; wmds
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1 posted on 02/23/2017 7:04:08 PM PST by TigerLikesRooster
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P!


2 posted on 02/23/2017 7:04:40 PM PST by TigerLikesRooster (dead parakeet + lost fishing gear = freep all day)
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To: TigerLikesRooster

Why was no one else killed. ?


3 posted on 02/23/2017 7:06:47 PM PST by hoosiermama (When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice.DJT)
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To: TigerLikesRooster

Wow. VX as a binary compound.


4 posted on 02/23/2017 7:08:04 PM PST by pterional
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To: TigerLikesRooster

VX is seriously dangerous stuff.


5 posted on 02/23/2017 7:11:58 PM PST by Riley (The Fourth Estate is the Fifth Column.)
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To: pterional

VX is not necessarily binary.

One method of mixing it from two components creates “Binary VX”.

But VX is VX.

Low vapor pressure.

Still, strange no one else was affected (that we know of).


6 posted on 02/23/2017 7:14:50 PM PST by Scrambler Bob (Brought to you from Turtle Island, otherwise known as 'So-Called North America')
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To: Scrambler Bob

Those two ladies should be with him enjoying paradise!


7 posted on 02/23/2017 7:18:04 PM PST by TaMoDee (Go Pack Go! The Pack will be back in 2017!)
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To: Scrambler Bob; TaMoDee

Maybe sprayed their hands with some kind of clear sealant first?


8 posted on 02/23/2017 7:30:22 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: TigerLikesRooster

Aum ShinRiKyo in Japan also researched VX, but finally went with Sarin.

It was 5 bags of liquid with suspended Sarin, the bags were pierced with umbrella points after being deposited on the floor of the subway cars.

Killed 12 I think, but sent 10,000 to the hospital.

There were other attacks that failed and another attack which very nearly poisoned all of the interior of Tokyo Station, on the Yamanote Line.


9 posted on 02/23/2017 7:37:05 PM PST by gaijin
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To: TigerLikesRooster
Cops seize chemicals from condo in KL

KUALA LUMPUR: The investigation into the murder of Kim Jong-nam led police to a condominium located at Jalan Klang Lama where various chemicals were seized.

Sources said that police personnel were led to the condominium on Wednesday by a Malaysian man, in his 30s, where a forensics team checked for traces of chemicals.

Besides various chemicals, it is believed that several gloves and shoes were also seized from the unit.

While his role in Jong-nam’s murder is still unclear, it is learnt that the man might have connections to the suspects detained.

It is believed that the trail led to the Malaysian man, after one of the suspects detained, revealed his name.

“Police are not ruling out the possibility that the Malaysian man might have expertise in chemistry,” a source said.

It is learnt that the Malaysian man was earlier picked up by police at another condominium nearby before he led them to the condominium where the seizure occurred.

A fire engine, two Fire and Rescue Department vehicles and a police forensics car were seen at the condominium where the man was picked up yesterday during checks by The Star.

At about 1.10pm yesterday, some 10 firemen filed out of the building carrying hazmat suits and oxygen tanks.

Several police forensics officers were seen carrying equipment into the residential block, believed to be heading to one of the units after being given the go-ahead by firemen.

It is learnt that the forensics officers were retrieving fingerprints from the unit, which was believed to have been abandoned in a hurry with many household items left behind.

10 posted on 02/23/2017 8:03:26 PM PST by TigerLikesRooster (dead parakeet + lost fishing gear = freep all day)
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To: TigerLikesRooster

I doubt it was VX. Half the people in that terminal would have been flopping around on the floor like a fish out of water, and the “suspects” would be just as dead as bowl cuts brother.


11 posted on 02/23/2017 8:30:24 PM PST by 2CAVTrooper (Democrats... BETRAYING America since 1828.)
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Maybe it’s a different kind. Maybe in a form that can be smeared on someone’s skin, even just barely, by someone wearing rubber or latex gloves. Imagine coating bullets with something like that!! A hit anywhere would mean death. Obviously the good guys (us) wouldn’t use something like that on the battlefield but who knows what the bad guys might do.


12 posted on 02/23/2017 8:49:41 PM PST by Boomer (The modern day leftist dems are the party of criminally insane propagandists.)
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13 posted on 02/23/2017 8:59:43 PM PST by TigerLikesRooster (dead parakeet + lost fishing gear = freep all day)
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To: hoosiermama

No one else killed because the V in VX stands for Venomous.

It’s super-powerful “snake” poison. Takes 10mg on your skin or 30mg inhaled to be lethal, assuming no atropine injection antidote or life-support breathing provided by a nearby hospital.

A few countries weaponized VX in aerosol form, but as a liquid on a cloth or two (in binary form) it is harmless until mixed and then harmful only to those who receive the liquid via touch or aerosol.


14 posted on 02/23/2017 9:11:20 PM PST by Southack (The one thing preppers need from the 1st World? http://tinyurl.com/ktfwljc .)
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One female suspect in Kim Jong Nam murder suffers effects of VX nerve agent: Police chief

Kim Jong Nam probe: Malaysia police chief orders sweep of locations linked to VX use

Radioactive material?

Malaysia to sweep Kuala Lumpur airport for "radioactive" material

15 posted on 02/24/2017 12:58:57 AM PST by TigerLikesRooster (dead parakeet + lost fishing gear = freep all day)
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To: TigerLikesRooster

Did the photos of either of the women show her wearing gloves?


16 posted on 02/24/2017 4:32:14 AM PST by nuconvert ( Khomeini promised change too // Hail, Chairman O)
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To: nuconvert
I don't know.
At first, local police said that one of them wore glove(s.)
Later they said that women used their bare hands when they attacked.

I guess they have to sort it out for us.

17 posted on 02/24/2017 5:12:03 AM PST by TigerLikesRooster (dead parakeet + lost fishing gear = freep all day)
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To: TigerLikesRooster

I guess when you really want someone dead.... That could have endangered anyone else in the airport and the medical staff that treated him. I wonder if the airport shut down to clean up any contaminants?


18 posted on 02/24/2017 6:14:46 AM PST by VaeVictis (~Woe to the Conquered~)
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To: Cap Huff

Even Tom Clancy couldnt write something this incredible


19 posted on 02/24/2017 7:14:02 AM PST by Dog (..."I'm just a cook....")
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To: Dog
Even Tom Clancy couldnt write something this incredible

Not Clancy, but it does bear a strong resemblance to the assassination method chosen by the CIA in “The Interview” movie. The CIA wanted the protagonists to kill Kim Jong-un by shaking his hand with a deadly substance on a small patch concealed on James Franco's palm.


20 posted on 02/24/2017 8:03:18 AM PST by fireman15 (How many illegal aliens voted for Hillary in CA and NY alone?)
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