Two Malaysian firms linked to a North Korean front company the UN says was selling military equipment will be closed down, police in Kuala Lumpur said Tuesday as they investigate the assassination of Kim Jong-Nam. The move comes as previously friendly relations between Kuala Lumpur and Pyongyang have been badly strained by the killing with a nerve agent of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un's half brother at a Malaysian airport on February 13. The Malaysian companies -- International Global System and International Golden Services -- have been connected to Glocom, which a United Nations' report said was based in Malaysia and operated by Pyongyang's intelligence agency.



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