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Violence breaks out near Malaysia temple, vehicles set ablaze
Videos circulating online showed several vehicles damaged or set ablaze. (Screengrabs: Jeya Sakti Durga/Facebook)
26 Nov 2018 10:47AM
SUBANG JAYA, Selangor: Vehicles were set ablaze when violence broke out near the Seafield Sri Maha Mariamman temple in Selangor's Subang Jaya in the wee hours of Monday (Nov 26).
The fight between two groups was sparked by a disagreement over the relocation of the temple, Subang Jaya district police said in a Facebook post.
Devotees were reportedly protesting the relocation of the 100-year-old house of worship when they were attacked by another group of people, news portal Malaysiakini said.
“Eighteen cars and two motorcycles were torched in the incident. A police patrol car was also damaged by stones thrown during the incident,” said Selangor police chief Mazlan Mansor.
“About 50 men were in the compound of the temple and a group of men was outside. They traded insults that led to the riot,” he added.
Violence breaks out near Malaysia temple, vehicles set ablaze
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Videos circulating online showed several vehicles damaged or set ablaze. (Screengrabs: Jeya Sakti Durga/Facebook)
26 Nov 2018 10:47AM
SUBANG JAYA, Selangor: Vehicles were set ablaze when violence broke out near the Seafield Sri Maha Mariamman temple in Selangor's Subang Jaya in the wee hours of Monday (Nov 26).
The fight between two groups was sparked by a disagreement over the relocation of the temple, Subang Jaya district police said in a Facebook post.
Devotees were reportedly protesting the relocation of the 100-year-old house of worship when they were attacked by another group of people, news portal Malaysiakini said.
“Eighteen cars and two motorcycles were torched in the incident. A police patrol car was also damaged by stones thrown during the incident,” said Selangor police chief Mazlan Mansor.
“About 50 men were in the compound of the temple and a group of men was outside. They traded insults that led to the riot,” he added.