Armed kidnappers shot dead as police rescue businessman


JOHOR BARU (Bernama): Police killed two kidnappers in a shootout and rescued a businessman, who was abducted by four armed men last week for RM30.5mil ransom, in an incident that took place at an oil palm plantation in Mersing early Tuesday (Dec 24) morning.

Johor deputy police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Shafie Ismail said the incident also saw the 41-year-old victim sustained injuries on his left-back after being shot by one of the suspects, while a police superintendent was shot in the left leg and right thigh.

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