JOHOR BARU: A policeman was shot and another slashed by a man who broke into the Ulu Tiram police station here early this morning.
According to sources, the incident occurred at about 2am today when the suspect, masked and dressed in dark clothing, stormed into the police station armed with a machete.
The suspect is believed to have injured two policemen on duty when he seized two guns and fired two shots at one officer on duty causing injuries to the shoulder and abdomen, and slashed another.
The source said the victims involved were identified as Constable Ahmad Azza Fahmi Azhar who was slashed at the back of the neck and head, and Constable Muhamad Syafiq Ahmad Said who was shot.
The New Straits Times has reached out to the police for confirmation on the incident.