Shootout in Mabul island


KOTA KINABALU: A policeman was reported killed and another believed to have been kidnapped by gunmen after a shootout with the police at the diving haven of Mabul island off Semporna in the east coast of Sabah.

The shootout occurred just before midnight when eight gunmen in military fatigue landed on the island around 11.30pm Saturday.

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