Suspected cross-border kidnapper shot dead in Lahad Datu


  • Nation
  • Monday, 04 Dec 2017

File pic of a Malaysian Maritime vessel patrolling the coast line of Lahad Datu near Tanjung Labian. - AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star

KOTA KINABALU: A suspected cross-border kidnapper was shot dead by security forces in the east coast of Sabah early Monday morning.

The gunman, who is believed to be part of a new cross-border kidnap group, was killed in the waters off Lahad Datu at about 3am.

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