Bangladeshi, among three, killed in shootout with police in Malaysia
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Three men, suspected of being members of the Centro Gang, were killed in a shootout with the Malaysian police, reports thestar.com.my.
The gang was said to be responsible for several cases of breaking into jewellery shops, involving losses of more than RM4mil.
Police said the shootout occurred at about 11.30am on Monday at KM17 of the Pekan-Kuantan bypass.
It ended with two Vietnamese men and a Bangladeshi, aged 36, 44 and 38, respectively, found dead in their car.
Pahang police chief Comm Datuk Seri Yahaya Othman said the occupants of the car were earlier spotted behaving in a suspicious manner in the area of the Pahang State Development Board in Pekan by a police team.
He said the police ordered the car to stop but the driver sped off towards the bypass.
“A high-speed chase ensued before the suspects rammed their car into the rear of the police patrol car.