Two suspected robbers killed in Penampang shootout


  • Nation
  • Thursday, 30 Oct 2014

Police cordoning the road where the suspects were seen in Penampang Baru. - Filepic

KOTA KINABALU: The forced lockdown of Penampang Baru saw two men, believed to be suspected robbers, shot dead and a woman arrested in a shootout with police some 6km from here  on Thursday.

However, Sabah Police Commissioner Datuk Jalaluddin Abdul Rahman will not release details of the incident at a press conference as investigations were ongoing.

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