Depot riot: Penang cops recapture 229 Rohingya detainees near NSE


GEORGE TOWN: A total of 229 Rohingya detainees who fled the immigration detention depot in Kedah on Wednesday (April 20) morning, have been recaptured say Penang police.

State police chief Comm Datuk Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain said the fugitives were picked up after they fled towards the surrounding area near KM168 on the North-South Expressway.

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