Man shot in attack on police with machete as witnesses scramble to safety


KOTA BARU: A man was shot in the thigh when he attempted to attack police officers with a machete in front of Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Machang on Wednesday (April 8) night.

Kelantan police chief Datuk Mohd Yusoff Mamat said a crime prevention patrol from the Machang district police headquarters had responded to a report of a shooting at the location at about 11.17pm.

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