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Airport to be screened for toxic chemicals

Kim Jong Nam was murdered on February 13 at Kuala Lumpur's main airport with VX nerve agent

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A file photo of Kim Jong Nam, who died last week after being attacked at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport. Photo: Reuters

Emily Chow & Christophe Van Der Perre | Reuters Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia will sweep one of the terminals at Kuala Lumpur international airport for toxic chemicals after Kim Jong Nam was murdered there with a nerve agent last week, as authorities said they would issue an arrest warrant if a North Korean diplomat wanted over the death did not come forward.

Kim Jong Nam was murdered on February 13 at the budget terminal of Kuala Lumpur’s main airport with VX nerve agent, a chemical classified by the United Nations as a weapon of mass destruction.

The police forensic team, fire department and the Atomic Energy Licensing Board will be conducting the sweep at