Divemaster in fish bomb tragedy likely a murder target, say Sabah police


  • Nation
  • Monday, 15 Jul 2019

KOTA KINABALU: Dive instructor Ab Zainal Abdu, 30, who was killed by fish bombs alongside two China tourists during a dive in Semporna district on July 5, was most likely a target of murder, say the Sabah police.

Sabah deputy police commissioner Datuk Zaini Jass said this during a press conference here Monday (July 15), adding that police have yet to find out who the real killers are.

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