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Judge Cites A 'Well-Planned Conspiracy' In Kim Jong Nam's Death

Two women who are accused of an attack on the half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un using a nerve agent will remain in custody.
Vietnamese national Doan Thi Huong (center), escorted by armed Malaysian police, leaves after facing trial at the Shah Alam High Court outside Kuala Lumpur on Thursday.

Two women accused of killing Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half brother of North Korea's dictator, will remain in custody after a judge in Malaysia on Thursday said there is enough evidence of a "well-planned conspiracy" to move the

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