Three injured in Mat Rempit gang skirmish

PETALING JAYA: Three people were hurt after getting caught between two feuding Mat Rempit gangs.

A group of Mat Rempit on eight motorcycles threw firecrackers during the clash at about 12.45am yesterday as churchgoers in SEA Park here were finishing a service to mark the new year.

The attack left a 48-year-old man and his 45-year-old wife with minor injuries.

A 45-year-old man from Zim­bab­we suffered minor burns to his fore­head.

Petaling Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Zani Che Din said initial investigations showed the church was not the target of the attack.

“It just so happened that there were two groups of motorcyclists facing off in front of the church. It had nothing to do with religion.

“We believe they were targeting each other with the firecrackers,” he said.

ACP Zani urged anyone with information to contact the district police headquarters at 03-9766 2222.