KUALA LUMPUR: Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar has refuted claims that several gunmen used M16 rifles in a shooting incident in Sepang near here yesterday.
"There is talk going around that the gunmen used M16 rifles. From our investigation, there is no information showing that M16s were used," he told reporters at the Royal Malaysia Police College in Cheras here.
Khalid said that 9mm bullet casings and slugs were found at the scene.
"The weapons used could be pistols or guns put into casings that looks like automatic rifle. We are investigating the case from all angles including the victim himself. We want to know why he was chosen out of so many people," he added.
The bodyguard of a businessman was seriously injured after masked gunmen attacked him near a row of restaurants at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Charter Field Town near here.
It is learnt that the 22-year-old bodyguard was driving alone in a Mercedes-Benz when the four men opened fire at him sometime between 8.30pm and 9pm Friday.
The bodyguard was hit seven times in his right arm and shoulder.
He was sent to Hospital Putrajaya for treatment, and his condition has since stabilised.
According to witnesses at the scene, the suspects were travelling in a Nissan X-Trail, and managed to escape.
Some witnesses alleged that the suspects were armed with machine guns.
It is understood that the bodyguard was supposed to escort his employer - who runs a business selling prayer items in Skudai, Johor - on a five-day business trip to Indonesia. They were travelling in different vehicles.
Interviews with witnesses revealed that the victim was eating at one of the restaurants with two other people, and that both people said that the shooting only started after he had entered the Mercedes-Benz.
