Third Malaysian policeman killed in Borneo: report
- Published: 3 Mar 2013 at 11.49
- Online news: Asia
A Malaysian policeman was killed by "militants" in a region where Filipino followers of a self-claimed sultan are holed up in a deadly standoff with security forces, state media reported Sunday.
Malaysian police (R) and an army truck are pictured on March 3, 2013 in Lahad Datu on Borneo island, near Tanduo village. A Malaysian policeman was killed by "militants" in a region where Filipino followers of a self-claimed sultan are holed up in a deadly standoff with security forces, state media reported Sunday.
The police officer was killed when he was fired upon Saturday in the Malaysian town of Semporna, 300 kilometres (190 miles) by road from the site of the standoff at Tanduo village on Borneo island where 12 Filipino intruders and two police died in a firefight the day before.
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