Cops confirm explosion in Gurun due to rocket ammo


The rocket launcher ammo, which which is usually used to destroy tanks.

GURUN: The police have confirmed Saturday that the explosion in Taman Ria Mesra II which claimed three lives here on Wednesday was due to ammunition from a high-explosive anti-tank rocket.

Kedah Police acting chief Datuk Zakaria Yusof said the ammunition was of a type used by the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) and his department was collaborating with the MAF to investigate the matter.

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