It is known as the Double Six tragedy. On June 6,1976, then Sabah Chief Minister Tun Fuad Stephens died in a plane disaster that killed 10 others, including Cabinet members. The aircraft crashed near the KK airport. For many Malaysians, the crash remains a mystery.
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