Two women attacked Kim Jong Nam at the airport, smearing a cream on his face. This would fit with Kim Jong Un’s track record of getting rid of potential rivals to his power. Jang was a mentor to Kim Jong Nam, who had previously been considered a potential leader in the three-generation communist dynasty. There were also reports that of an attempted break-in at the hospital morgue where Kim Jong Nam’s body is being held. The Chinese government had been protecting Kim Jong Nam and was widely thought to consider him a potential replacement for Kim Jong Un if he became intolerably hostile to Beijing.

Source: National Post February 24, 2017 02:32 UTC