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Cops on hunt for individual who injured two by playing with fireworks

Clip of March 31 incident at Gombak’s Kg Changkat has gone viral

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 09 Apr 2023 7:51AM

Cops on hunt for individual who injured two by playing with fireworks
Gombak police say the have studied a viral video of the March 31 incident at Kg Changkat, Gombak where two were injured by another individual playing with fireworks. – ABDUL RAZAK LATIF/The Vibes file pic, April 9, 2023

KUALA LUMPUR – Police are tracking down an individual who injured two people while playing with fireworks in an incident in Kg Changkat, Gombak on March 31.

Gombak district acting police chief Noor Ariffin Mohamad said they had studied a viral video of the incident showing a group playing with fireworks facing a house.

“Investigations revealed that around 12.05am on March 31, a man, 19, and a woman, 24, were injured in the thigh and ear,” he said in a statement, adding that they were tracking down the suspect and that the case was being investigated under Section 435/324 of the Penal Code.

Eyewitnesses or those with information about the incident are urged to contact investigating officer Nur Atikah Adnan at 018-364=8044 of the Gombak police headquarters at 03-6126-2222. – Bernama, April 9, 2023

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