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It's Just Politics

Still looking for closure

By Philip Golingai
Deadly day: Rescue personnel surrounding the wreckage of the aircraft that went down on June 6, 1976, in Kota Kinabalu, killing Sabah’s top politicians. — Filepic/The Star

ON Friday, Sabahans commemorated one of the most pivotal moments in their state’s history, which occurred 49 years ago.

The Double Six Tragedy claimed the lives of then Chief Minister, Tun Fuad Stephens, and several key state ministers when the GAF N-22B Nomad aircraft they were on crashed in Sembulan, Kota Kinabalu, on June 6, 1976.

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It's Just Politics , Philip Golingai , Sabah , history , Double Six Tragedy , state elections
Philip Golingai

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