KOTA KINABALU: A man has taken a woman hostage in Damai here at about 7.45pm.
It is understood that the armed man had broken into a house in the area and had taken the woman by force.
The home owner was said to have alerted the police.
Videos of the hostage incident have since gone viral with footages showing police trying to negotiate with the man as he slowly makes his way down a busy street with his hostage.
It was learned that the man had started acting aggressively when the police arrived at the scene. He locked one arm around the woman’s neck and held her at knifepoint.
Police have since closed down a section of the busy road and a team has been deployed to surround the area.