‘Riot due to overcrowding’


Playing it safe: An Immigration truck sending a group of women and children from the Sri Impian Immigration depot after the riot in Bandar Baharu, Kedah. — ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star

ALOR SETAR: Overcrowding at the Sri Impian Immigration depot in Bandar Baharu in the state could have led to the riot and breakout, say police.

Kedah police chief Comm Wan Hassan Wan Ahmad said police were investigating further to pinpoint the cause of the incident.

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