Suspected serial burglars shot dead attacking police with machetes


MELAKA: What began as a routine pre-dawn sweep to track serial burglars escalated into a violent confrontation in Durian Tunggal here, where three armed suspects were killed after attacking a police team with machetes.

Melaka police chief Deputy Commissioner Datuk Dzulkhairi Mukhtar said the suspects, believed to be part of the “DT Gang”, comprised two individuals aged 24 and another aged 29.

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