KOTA KINABALU: The authorities are probing if the intruders who opened fire on Malaysian security forces near Pom Pom island, off Semporna, were members of a kidnap-for-ransom gang, said Eastern Sabah Security Command (Esscom) chief Datuk Abdul Rashid Harun.
He said they were checking how many people were in the getaway boat or whether anyone was hurt when security forces returned fire.
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