Media Zooms In On Klia2 After Stories of Kim Jong-Nam Son's Arrival

SEPANG (Selangor), Feb 21 (Bernama) -- The KL International Airport 2 (klia2) here was the focus of the media, triggered by stories about the arrival of the son of Kim Jong-nam in Malaysia Monday. AirAsia AK8321 flight from Macau, which was believed to have been boarded by Kim Han-sol, landed at 7.33 pm but he was not seen by the horde of about 100 pressmen who had waited since 6 pm. They had zeroed in on locations, namely, the international arrival hall and the VIP lane and tried to chase individuals who looked like Han-Sol but ended up disappointed. At about 9 pm, a cameraman succeeded in recording a young man in black hat and face mask exiting the arrival hall but it could not be ascertained if the man was Han-sol when he suddenly disappeared. The eldest son of Jong-nam was believed to be coming to Malaysia to give a DNA sample for confirming the identity of Jong-nam and claiming the body. Prior to this, Malaysia had rejected an application by North Korea to bring home Jong-nam's body. Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar had stressed that police needed a DNA sample from the next-of-kin of the victim to complete investigations and that the body would only be handed over to the next-of-kin. Police also gave two weeks to Jong-nam's next-of-kin to claim his body which is currently placed at the Kuala Lumpur Hospital's (HKL) National Forensic Medicine Institute (IPFN). Jong-nam, half-brother of North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un, died on Feb 13 while on the way to the hospital. Prior to that, he was at klia2 to catch a flight to Macau when he was attacked by two women, one of whom clamped a cloth, believed to have been soaked in poison, over his face. (photoBERNAMA) -- BERNAMA