Families identify, claim bodies of three killed by fish bombs


The families of the dive instructor and two tourists from China believed to be killed by fish bombs, were visibly devastated at Hospital Tawau.

TAWAU: The atmosphere at the Hospital Tawau mortuary was filled with sadness as the families of the dive instructor and two tourists from China came to identify and claim the remains of their loved ones.

Both tourists and their dive instructor Zainal Abdun, 31, were believed to have been killed by a fish bomb while diving in Semporna last Friday (July 5).

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