On February 13th, 2017 half-brother of Kim Jong-un, Kim Jong-nam was assassinated at Malaysia's Kuala Lumpur airport. While waiting for his flight to Macau, Kim Jong-nam reportedly said that “two unidentified women had swabbed or had wiped his face with a liquid and that he felt dizzy" to a customer service desk. He was then taken to a hospital in an ambulance but died on the way. The North Korean government has come out saying that this was no accident, and was organized by the South Korean government. Though there is no proof that this is the case four people have been arrested so far, all are South Korean citizens. The malaysian police are still waiting on the results of an autopsy on Kim Jong-nam along with toxicology reports, but the North Korean has said that they will reject the results of the autopsy that hasn't yet been released.
When it comes to relating the recent death of Kim Jong-nam to history, this is the not first time a person with relation to another person in power has been assassinated. An example of this is archduke Franz Ferdinand, who was assassinated on July 28th, 1914. Franz Ferdinand was first in line for the Austro-Hungarian throne and was …show more content…
North Korea is persistent in its accusations towards South Korea is ready to point a blaming finger towards them. This is dangerous as Kim Jong-un the current dictator of North Korea is known for his rash remarks and desire for retaliation on almost all issues that question, go against, or harm the North Korean name in any way. Though Kim Jong-un often doesn't follow through in his retaliations we remain hopeful that this will remain this way. Due to North Korea and South Korea's close proximity to come another the threat of one country attacking the other is a serious danger to both countries
When it comes to relating the recent death of Kim Jong-nam to history, this is the not first time a person with relation to another person in power has been assassinated. An example of this is archduke Franz Ferdinand, who was assassinated on July 28th, 1914. Franz Ferdinand was first in line for the Austro-Hungarian throne and was …show more content…
North Korea is persistent in its accusations towards South Korea is ready to point a blaming finger towards them. This is dangerous as Kim Jong-un the current dictator of North Korea is known for his rash remarks and desire for retaliation on almost all issues that question, go against, or harm the North Korean name in any way. Though Kim Jong-un often doesn't follow through in his retaliations we remain hopeful that this will remain this way. Due to North Korea and South Korea's close proximity to come another the threat of one country attacking the other is a serious danger to both countries