Harare, Zimbabwe (News of the South)-North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s half-brother has reportedly died in unclear circumstances raising the curiosity of many following the North Korean dictator’s recent purge of his government.
According to reports Kim Jong Nam, reported to be in his 40’s, died at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia on Monday after a sudden illness.
Kim Jong Nam was the most public of all of Kim Jong Il’s sons before his half-brother Kim Jong Un took power after the elder brother fell from favor after allegedly being caught trying to sneak a visit to Tokyo Disneyland in 2001.
The mysterious death of Kim Jong Un’s brother, who lived in Macau and China, has spiked the attention so many who have been viewing happenings in North Korea with apprehension after reports of government purges in the closed country.
President Kim Jong Un has reportedly purged senior leadership around him, including firing the minister of state security, who was one of his top lieutenants, earlier this month.
A December report claims that Kim had ordered the execution of 340 people since coming to power.
North Korea recently angered the international community after test firing an intermediate ballistic missile.
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