Police Confirm 16-Year-Old Armed With 'Kapak' At Sarawak School
Photo: The Rakyat Post
Police have confirmed that the 16-year-old student at the Kuching school was carrying a kapak (hatchet) and firecrackers, following an earlier news report that mentioned a penknife.
From the original report
A school attack in Kuching, Sarawak, took an unexpected turn on Wednesday (21 Oct) when Acting Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Saifullizan Ishak confirmed that the 16-year-old student had smuggled a kapak (hatchet) and firecrackers into Tunku Putra-HELP International School.
This clarifies an earlier news report by a news outlet that cited the police as saying the weapon was a penknife.
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This is a brief of a report by another newsroom. The excerpt below is from the original.
Read the full report at The Rakyat Post
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- Oct 21, 2026
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- Oct 21, 2026
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