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Washington: Kim Jong-nam, the murdered half-brother of North Korea's Kim Jong Un, was an informant for the CIA whose operatives met him on several occasions, according to a media report.
Kim was assassinated at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in 2017 when two women smeared his face with what appeared to be a nerve gas. After reporting the incident to airport officials, he was rushed to the hospital but died in the ambulance.
South Korean and US officials have said North Korean authorities ordered the assassination of Kim, who had been critical of his family's dynastic rule. Pyongyang has denied the allegation.
Details of the exact relationship between Kim and the CIA remain unclear. The CIA operatives had met with Kim, 45, on several occasions, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
