Man holds woman hostage in two-hour standoff with police


KOTA KINABALU: The tranquility of the Luyang suburban area here was shattered for two hours when a woman was held hostage at knifepoint by a man trying to evade arrest.

The 24-year-old woman was made to follow the suspect, said to be a Filipino, for nearly two kilometres as the police continuously talked him into giving up.

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