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DPRK man dies minutes after being swabbed with VX nerve agent: Malaysian official

2017-02-27 09:01:12       source:Xinhua News Agency

February 26, 2017


"The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) man died a painful death minutes after being swabbed with a high dosage of lethal VX nerve agent, Malaysia's Health Minister S. Subramaniam said Sunday.


'He died in the ambulance. He fainted in the clinic. I would say from the time of onsite (treatment), about 15 to 20 minutes,' the minister told reporters in Kuala Lumpur.


He said autopsy findings were very much in line with the VX nerve agent found by the Chemistry Department earlier."


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