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ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Trending: How Did A Stolen Mobile Phone Trigger Violence In Malaysia?
When two Malay men were arrested for allegedly stealing a mobile phone, it triggered what some are calling a βriotβ in Kuala Lumpur, fuelled by a furore on social media.
When two men from the ethnic Malay majority were arrested for allegedly stealing a mobile phone, it triggered what some are calling a βriotβ in Kuala Lumpur, fuelled by a furore on social media. Two journalists from the ethnic Chinese minority were beaten up, and a passing car with ethnically Chinese passengers was mobbed and smashed up. The Prime Minister took to Facebook in an attempt to calm the situation down.
Picture: Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak
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