Tuesday, March 7, 2017

North Korea bars Malaysians from leaving as murder row boils

By Rozanna Latiff and Ju-min Park | KUALA LUMPUR/SEOUL

North Korea barred Malaysians from leaving the country on Tuesday, sparking tit-for-tat action by Malaysia, as police investigating the murder of Kim Jong Nam in Kuala Lumpur sought to question three men hiding in the North Korean embassy.

Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak accused North Korea of “effectively holding our citizens hostage” and scheduled an emergency meeting of his National Security Council later on Tuesday.

The moves underscored the dramatic deterioration in ties with one of North Korea’s few friends outside China since the murder of North Korean



source http://www.omnipopmag.com/2017/03/07/north-korea-bars-malaysians-from-leaving-as-murder-row-boils/

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