Article: Robbers shot dead in plantation

Jassmine Shadiqe
New Straits Times
06-19-2008
Robbers shot dead in plantation
Byline: Jassmine Shadiqe
Edition: Main/Lifestyle
Section: Main Section

JOHOR BARU: Police shot dead three robbers in an oil palm plantation in Batu Pahat yesterday, a day after four other robbers suffered the same fate in Simpang Pulai, Perak.

Although the two cases are not linked, this is the second major success recorded by police against foreigners involved in armed robberies and burglaries in the past 24 hours.
In the incident at Km16 of Jalan Muar-Yong Peng in Batu Pahat yesterday, three foreigners, believed to be Indonesians, were shot dead after they tried to attack a police party. Another gang member ...

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