{"id":155610,"date":"2018-03-08T01:36:29","date_gmt":"2018-03-08T06:36:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=155610"},"modified":"2025-01-28T12:59:25","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T17:59:25","slug":"us-sanctions-nokor-over-use-of-nerve-agent-to-kill-kim-jong-nam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/03\/08\/us-sanctions-nokor-over-use-of-nerve-agent-to-kill-kim-jong-nam\/","title":{"rendered":"US sanctions NoKor over use of nerve agent to kill Kim Jong-nam"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_155614\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-155614\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/22.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-155614\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/22.jpg\" alt=\"FILE: Kim Jong-nam (Photo By Jesse Chehak - Original publication: GQImmediate source: https:\/\/www.gq.com\/story\/kim-jong-nam-accidental-assassination, Fair use)\" width=\"800\" height=\"1002\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/22.jpg 800w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/22-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/22-768x962.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-155614\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FILE: Kim Jong-nam (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=56779093\">Photo By Jesse Chehak &#8211; 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