GEORGE TOWN, July 30 — Police are on a manhunt for several assailants who had opened fire at them during a high-speed chase on the Seberang Perai highway on Thursday night.
Police had earlier received a tip-off over a suspicious Honda City in Kampung Acheh. But as policemen approached the vehicle at about10.30pm but the driver sped away.
Two patrol cars tailed the Honda City for about half an hour but as the vehicles approached the Jawi Toll Plaza, a suspect in the rear passenger seat fired several shots at one of the patrol car.
Police then fired two shots at the Honda City but the driver did not slow down.
Penang police chief Datuk Abdul Ghafar Rajab said the suspects escaped at the Juru Toll Plaza.“Fortunately, the shots fired by the suspects did not hit any other vehicles on the highway,” he said.
“We traced the vehicle registration number but it turned out to be incomplete.”
He also said police were unsure how many suspects were inside the car and closed-circuit television footage at both toll plazas did not provide much information.
The case is being investigated for attempted murder. MALAY MAIL ONLINE
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