Jakarta Globe, April 26, 2010
Kuala Lumpur. Suspected Indonesian pirates have shot dead a Thai fisherman off the northern coast of Malaysia, police said Monday.
Hatta Mohamad Zin, local police chief in Penang state, said seven pirates approached the fishing vessel and opened fire late Sunday, killing a 24-year-old fisherman.
Another Thai on the fishing boat said he suspected the pirates were from neighboring Indonesia, based on their appearance.
“All of a sudden the boat came towards us and one of them opened fire,” he was quoted as saying by the Bernama news agency.
Hatta said the pirates fled without stealing anything after seeing the fisherman lying in a pool of blood.
Agence France-Presse
