Retired fisherman recalls night MH653 fell from the sky


ISKANDAR PUTERI: Retired fisherman Sulaiman Sharu (pic, left) will never forget that fateful day when he saw the hijacked flight MH653 explode in mid-air before it came crashing down in Tanjung Kupang 46 years ago.

He was 37 years old back then.

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