JOHOR POLICE SHOOTOUT:3 SUSPECTED ARMED ROBBERS GUNNED DOWN 8 OTHERS PICKED UP

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JOHOR POLICE SHOOTOUT:THREE SUSPECTED ARMED ROBBERS GUNNED DOWN

Three men, believed to be involved in armed robberies in Johor and Pahang since two years ago were shot dead by police after a car chase at the Jalan Taman Desa Tebrau junction in Johor Bahru last night.

JOHOR BARU: Police believe they have solved nine armed robbery cases in Johor and Pahang with last night"s shoot out in Taman Desa Tebrau here.

In the 10.15pm incident, deputy inspector-general of police Datuk Seri  Mohd Bakri  Mohd Zinin told a press conference at the state police contingent that police had opened fire in self-defense as the robbers had fired the first shot.

"Johor police rushed to the scene after receiving an alert. We spotted a white Toyota Vios at the scene with three men behaving suspiciously.

"We believe the robbers had just committed a robbery at Taman Setia Tropika nearby and was about to strike again at the Aeon Tebrau shopping centre," he said.

Mohd Bakri said the gang was believed to have been active in the past two years and have robbed business outlets, namely money changers.

Two suspects died on the spot while another died on the way to the Sultan Ismail Hospital.

The leader of the gang were among the three suspects aged 39 to 41.

Following the incident. eight other gang members were aged between 26 and 38 were picked up in various places.

Some of the firearms, live bullets and clothing seized during the shootout.

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