Police confirm raid on Al Jazeera's KL office


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PETALING JAYA: Bukit Aman confirmed that police raided Al Jazeera's Kuala Lumpur office earlier Tuesday (Aug 4).

"Yes, at 11.30am. A team from the CID special investigation unit, as well as a team from the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) raided the premises," said Bukit Aman CID deputy director Deputy Comm Mior Faridalathrash Wahid.

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