Two suspected criminals killed in shoot-out with cops in Jitra

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Two men suspected to be criminals were shot dead in a shoot-out with police at the North-South Expressway entrance ramp here at 8.05am on Saturday (July 5).  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/y7839mdr  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Two men were shot dead in a shootout with police along the North-South Expressway near

00:06Jitra on Saturday morning.

00:08The duo were believed to be criminals involved in serious crimes and they were linked to

00:12a gang in Klang which has more than 30 members.

00:15KEDA Police Chief Datuk Fisul Sales said,

00:18During the incident that happened around 8am, policemen patrolling the area came across

00:22a suspicious 4-wheel drive vehicle and instructed the vehicle to stop.

00:27He said the suspects then opened fire at the police vehicle, ending in a shootout that

00:31left the two suspects killed in their vehicle.

00:34He said police found two firearms, several bullets, a machete and tools believed to be

00:39used for carrying out criminal activities.

00:42He said a background check on one of the suspects, aged 41, revealed that the suspect had more

00:47than 40 criminal records while the identity of the other suspect was still unknown.

00:53The remains of the two suspects had been sent to the Sultana Bahia Hospital in Al-Ostah

00:57for autopsy.

00:59Police said the case is being investigated for attempted murder.

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