Johor cops arrest 20 over viral rioting incident in Batu Pahat


JOHOR BARU: Some 20 individuals have been arrested by the police here to assist in investigations into a rioting incident that broke out on the early morning of the first day of Hari Raya on Thursday (May 13).

Johor Criminal Investigation Department chief SAC Datuk Md Yusof Ahmad said that the suspects, who are between the ages of 16 and 28 years old, were arrested in a special operation around the Batu Pahat area that started at around 11pm on Thursday (May 13).

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