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Malaysia now says only 315 North Koreans left in the country

Associated Press
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    People make their way to enter the forensic department at Kuala Lumpur Hospital in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Sunday, March 12, 2017. Malaysia's Foreign Minister Anifah Aman said the government hopes to begin formal talks with North Korea in the "next few days" on solving a diplomatic dispute that has seen the two countries bar each other's citizens from leaving. The dispute stems from the mysterious poisoning death of the estranged half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Feb. 13 at Kuala Lumpur's airport. (AP Photo/Daniel Chan) (The Associated Press)

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    Journalists wait outside forensic department at Kuala Lumpur Hospital in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Sunday, March 12, 2017. Malaysia's Foreign Minister Anifah Aman said the government hopes to begin formal talks with North Korea in the "next few days" on solving a diplomatic dispute that has seen the two countries bar each other's citizens from leaving. The dispute stems from the mysterious poisoning death of the estranged half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Feb. 13 at Kuala Lumpur's airport.(AP Photo/Daniel Chan) (The Associated Press)

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    A police officer carries machine gun patrol inside forensic department at Kuala Lumpur Hospital in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Sunday, March 12, 2017. Malaysia's Foreign Minister Anifah Aman said the government hopes to begin formal talks with North Korea in the "next few days" on solving a diplomatic dispute that has seen the two countries bar each other's citizens from leaving. The dispute stems from the mysterious poisoning death of the estranged half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Feb. 13 at Kuala Lumpur's airport. (AP Photo/Daniel Chan) (The Associated Press)

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Malaysia has lowered its estimate of how many North Koreans are in the country and barred from leaving amid a dispute over the killing of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's half brother, saying 315 remain.

Malaysia says Kim Jong Nam died after two women smeared his face with the banned VX nerve agent on Feb. 13 at Kuala Lumpur's airport, but North Korea — widely suspected to be behind the attack — rejects the findings. On Tuesday, the two countries barred each other's citizens from leaving.

A Malaysian government official earlier estimated 1,000 North Koreans were in the country.

Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi told local media Sunday that 2,453 North Koreans came to Malaysia between 2014 and 2017, but that the latest record showed only 315 remained.