Woman killed in sea battle

Tue, 16 Dec 1997, 00:00 WIB | Source: DPA

SABAH, Malaysia (DPA): A Filipino woman was killed in a battle
at sea between a boat loaded with illegal immigrants and the
Malaysian marine police off the coast of Sabah state, a police
spokesman said yesterday.

Deputy Superintendent Abdul Rahman Hamzah said the dead woman
had been identified as Aimah Tajuli, 45.

Two others injured in the shootout were the boat skipper
Rashid Abbas, 50, and a 15-year-old girl, Erbina Aisali, he said.

In an operation to flush out illegal immigrants in the state,
police detained more than 100 Filipinos and Indonesians after
they could not produce identification documents.

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