Police successfully defuse Kota Kinabalu hostage situation


  • Nation
  • Wednesday, 10 May 2017

The suspect (second from right) is taken away by police.

KOTA KINABALU: Police have defused a tense hostage situation that took place over two hours on Jalan Damai here Wednesday night when a man held a woman at knifepoint after a failed break-in attempt.

During the nerve-wracking standoff with the police beginning at about 7.30pm Wednesday, the shirtless man held on to the woman from behind while holding a knife to her neck.

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