金正男之死引發朝鮮和馬來西亞間紛爭

Diplomatic tensions are rising between North Korea and Malaysia in the aftermath of the apparent assassination of the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

Kuala Lumpur has recalled its ambassador to Pyongyang for "consultations" after North Korea's envoy to Malaysia, Kang Chol, lashed out at Malaysia after officials rejected the North's demands to release Kim Jon Nam's body, and to allow a representative from the North Korean embassy to be present at the autopsy.

Kang Chol was summoned by Malaysia's foreign ministry Monday after he accused Malaysia of "trying to conceal something," and of "colluding and playing into the gallery of external forces." The foreign ministry dismissed the ambassador's claims as "baseless."

The 45-year-old Kim Jong Nam died en route to a hospital last Monday after he was reportedly accosted and poisoned by two women at Malaysia's Kuala Lumpur International Airport while waiting to take a Macau-bound flight, according to Malaysian and South Korean officials.

Japanese broadcaster Fuji TV aired footage Monday taken by the airport's security cameras that reportedly depicts the fatal assault on Kim. After he was accosted, Kim is shown seeking help from airport workers while gesturing at his eyes.

Four people have been detained in connection with the crime, including the two suspected assailants and a North Korean national, who was arrested Friday. Investigators are also seeking four North Korean men who flew out of Malaysia on the day of Kim's death.朝鮮領導人金正恩的同父異母兄弟金正男被暗殺後，朝鮮和馬來西亞間的外交緊張局勢正在升級。

吉隆坡召回了駐朝鮮大使“磋商”。在此之前，朝鮮駐馬來西亞大使姜哲抨擊馬來西亞，原因是有關官員拒絕將金正男遺體交給朝鮮，也不允許朝鮮大使館的一名代表參加屍檢。

馬來西亞外交部週一召見姜哲。他指控馬來西亞“試圖隱瞞事實”，與惡意傷害朝鮮的“敵對勢力”串通。馬來西亞外交部駁回姜哲的說法，稱其“毫無根據”。

據馬來西亞和韓國官員說，45歲的金正男星期一去往醫院途中死亡，據報道，他在馬來西亞的吉隆坡國際機場等待乘坐飛往澳門的航班時，有兩名女子與他搭訕後使他中毒。

日本富士電視臺週一播出由機場的安全攝像機拍攝的視頻片斷，顯示了金正男受到致命攻擊的有關畫面。在有人與他搭訕之後，畫面顯示他向機場工作人員求助，同時用手勢示意他的眼睛。

目前有四人因涉嫌犯案被拘留，其中包括兩名涉嫌襲擊者和一名朝鮮公民，他們上星期五被捕。調查人員還在尋找金正男遇害當天乘飛機離開馬來西亞的四名朝鮮男子。