Malaysia Nabs Third Suspect in Murder of Kim's Half Brother

First woman arrested on Wednesday had Vietnam travel documents
Police have detained two female and one Malaysian man

Kim Jong-nam.
Photographer: Jung Yeon-je/AFP via Getty Images

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By Anisah Shukry

February 16, 2017 at 3:51 AM UTC

Updated on

February 16, 2017 at 11:11 AM UTC

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Malaysian police detained a third suspect in the murder of Kim Jong Nam, the half-brother of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un.

The Malaysian man, 26, was arrested Wednesday evening as he is romantically linked to the second female suspect, Police Chief of Selangor state Abdul Samah Mat said by phone on Thursday.