Drunk man tries to seize submachine gun from cop at police station in Penang

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The man was apprehended after a short scuffle and is being treated at a hospital.

Police are investigating an incident where a 35-year-old man tried to seize an HK MP5 submachine gun from a sentry at the Dato Keramat police station.

GEORGE TOWN - Fresh off the deadly attack at the Ulu Tiram police station in Johor, a potentially similar incident was thwarted in Penang on May 19 when a man tried to seize a firearm from a policeman. Police are investigating the incident, where a 35-year-old man tried to seize an HK MP5 submachine gun from a sentry at the Dato Keramat police station in George Town.The 35-year-old man was under the influence of alcohol, said Penang police chief Hamzah Ahmad.

“Police personnel gave him a warning and advised him to leave the place, but the suspect moved towards him and tried to snatch the machine gun HK MP5 from him,” he said on May 19. “However, the police personnel managed to ward him off. The suspect later took a helmet and tried to attack the policeman and was hurt in the scuffle when he was being apprehended.”An earlier police report said the man was being treated at Hospital Penang for a minor injury. He will be detained until May 22 for further investigations.

 

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