Malay firefighter Muhammad Adib Mohd Kassim was injured during riots in November and taken to hospital, where he died three weeks later. Photo: Facebook Malay firefighter Muhammad Adib Mohd Kassim was injured during riots in November and taken to hospital, where he died three weeks later. Photo: Facebook
Malay firefighter Muhammad Adib Mohd Kassim was injured during riots in November and taken to hospital, where he died three weeks later. Photo: Facebook
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Death of Malay firefighter in temple riots ruled to be ‘criminal act’, risks heightening tensions

  • Malay firefighter Malay firefighter Last November, protests against the proposed relocation of a Hindu temple in Kuala Lumpur turned violent
  • Muhammad Adib Mohd Kassim was pulled from an emergency response van and beaten before dying in hospital three weeks later

Topic |   Malaysia
Tashny Sukumaran
Tashny Sukumaran

Updated: 3:18pm, 27 Sep, 2019

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Malay firefighter Muhammad Adib Mohd Kassim was injured during riots in November and taken to hospital, where he died three weeks later. Photo: Facebook Malay firefighter Muhammad Adib Mohd Kassim was injured during riots in November and taken to hospital, where he died three weeks later. Photo: Facebook
Malay firefighter Muhammad Adib Mohd Kassim was injured during riots in November and taken to hospital, where he died three weeks later. Photo: Facebook
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