Former soldier shot dead after attacking army control post in Gerik

A former soldier was shot dead after he attacked the 4th Battalion Border Regiment control post in Gerik yesterday, police said today.

Perak chief police officer Mior Faridalathrash Wahid said the 35-year-old man, armed with a parang, had tried to trespass into the army premises by climbing the fence at the front gate at 6.45pm...