by Theleaders-Online | August 20, 2021 4:24 am
KOTA KINABALU: Police shot dead two individuals, believed to be members of the Abu Sayyaf group, in Pulau Timbang, Sandakan, early today.
It happened in a shoot out with members of the security forces, who were in an operation to track them, at about 5 am.
Sabah police commissioner Datuk Hazani Ghazali, when contacted by Bernama, confirmed the incident and that investigation was in progress.
A media conference on the incident is expected to be held by the police at 10 am in Sandakan today.-Bernama
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