Kuala Lumpur: Five armed robbery suspects were killed in a shootout with the police at Putra Heights, Selangor, last night.
Selangor police chief Hussein Omar Khan confirmed the incident, believed to have occurred at about 11.30pm, Bernama reported.
“We will hold a press conference,” he said.
It was learnt that a police team spotted a vehicle being driven in a suspicious manner and ordered the driver to stop for inspection.
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