JOHOR BARU: Two policemen were killed, and another injured, after a masked intruder stormed the Ulu Tiram police station here, early this morning.
Johor police chief Commissioner M. Kumar confirmed the attack on the Ulu Tiram police station, at 3am today.
The two policemen who were killed, and the other who was injured in the attack, were believed to have been slashed by the suspect, who was masked and dressed in dark clothing. He was armed with a parang.
The attacker was shot dead at the scene.
Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain is expected to brief the press at the scene at 10.30am.
It is believed that the suspect had stormed into the police station and seized a Walther P99 semi-automatic pistol and a HK MP5 submachine gun.
The victims were identified as Constable Ahmad Azza Fahmi Azhar who was slashed at the back of the neck and head, and Constable Muhamad Syafiq Ahmad Said who was shot.
Another victim, Corporal Mohd Hasif Roslan was shot and is currently at the red zone of the Hospital Sultan Ismail (HSI).
The bodies of the victims and the suspect have also been brought to HSI.
