Policeman points gun to stop man from escaping roadblock in Tawau

By DURIE RAINER FONG

KOTA KINABALU: A policeman points his gun at a man attempting to escape a roadblock in Sabah’s east coast Tawau District.

The incident was caught in two video clips and was widely shared on social media.

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