PM: Cops negotiating with armed men in Lahad Datu to avoid bloodshed

PAPAR: Malaysian police are in the midst of negotiating with the group of armed Filipino men holed up in Lahad Datu to get them to leave peacefully to prevent any bloodshed.

"The government is choosing to handle the issue through negotiation and to get the group to leave peacefully to prevent bloodshed," said Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.