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Police officer loses hand in Kepong machete assault
A policeman sustained severe injuries in a machete attack in Kepong, with medical teams working to treat the life-threatening wound. The officer was rushed to hospital for emergency surgical intervention.
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A police officer suffered a severed hand following a machete attack in Kepong, authorities confirmed. The injured officer was initially transported to Selayang Hospital before being transferred to Kuala Lumpur Hospital, where surgical teams attended to the serious injury.
Details surrounding the circumstances of the attack remain unclear at this time. Investigations into the incident are ongoing as police work to establish the sequence of events and identify those responsible.
The incident marks another case of serious violence involving a weapon in the Klang Valley region. Medical personnel have been working to address the officer's critical condition following the traumatic injury sustained in the assault.