Post-mortem confirms three divers died from bomb blast


  • Nation
  • Wednesday, 10 Jul 2019

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

KOTA KINABALU: The deaths of the three divers in waters off Semporna have been confirmed to be from a bomb blast following the completion of post-mortem examinations done on their remains on Wednesday (July 10).

Sabah Police Commissioner Datuk Omar Mammah said that the trio suffered from massive internal injuries and there were minor superficial injuries on their bodies.

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