Ipoh folk scurry for cover from man brandishing toy M16 rifle


IPOH: A mentally-challenged man dressed in army fatigues and brandishing a fake M16 rifle was arrested after he terrified passers-by with the toy.

Ipoh OCPD Asst Comm Sum Chang Keong said the 28-year-old Chinese man was arrested at Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah Utara at about 2pm Tuesday.

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