Soldier suffers heart attack, dies during Bomba run


MELAKA: An army staff sergeant died of a heart attack after participating in the Larian Bersama Bomba 2024 Malaysia Madani at the Proclamation of Independence Memorial in Banda Hilir here last night.

Melaka Tengah OCPD Asst Comm Christopher Patit said Mohd Irfan Faizal Ismail, 41, who was attached to the Rasah Camp in Negeri Sembilan, died at about 12.15am after receiving emergency treatment at Melaka Hospital.

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