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Malaysia investigates killing of Palestinian scholar

The Malaysian Government is investigating the possibility of foreign agents’ involvement in a drive-by shooting that killed a Palestinian scholar in Kuala Lumpur on April 21.
Malaysia investigates killing of Palestinian scholar ảnh 1Men holding up a poster portrait of Palestinian professor and Hamas member Fadi Mohammad al-Batsh (Photo: AFP)

Hanoi (VNA) – The Malaysian Government is investigating the possibility of foreignagents’ involvement in a drive-by shooting that killed a Palestinian scholar inKuala Lumpur on April 21.

The announcementwas made at a press conference by Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, whosaid early investigation showed that two assassins of the Palestinian lecturer couldbe Caucasians linked to an intelligence organisation of a country.

The victim, FadiMohammad al-Batsh, 35, was walking from his apartment in Kuala Lumpur to a dawnprayer on April 21 when he was shot by two gunmen riding a motorcycle. The mandied immediately.

Closed-circuittelevision showed the assassins had waited for him for almost 20 minutes, localpolice said.-VNA
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