SEREMBAN: The four teenage boys detained in connection with the splashing of red paint on a new surau were probably retaliating after being told off for playing with fireworks near the surau, police said Tuesday.
Negri Sembilan police chief SAC I Datuk Osman Salleh said based on the initial police probe, the incident had nothing to do with race or religious issues.
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