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2011 Muar kindergarten hostage crisis
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Malaysian hostage-taking incident
2011 Muar kindergarten hostage crisis Tadika Seri Intan.jpg Tadika Seri Intan as on 2021 Serikids Kindergarten (now Tadika Seri Intan), 1, Jalan Cemerlang 4, Taman Cemerlang II, Sungai Abong, Muar, Johor, Malaysia 2.0568143 102.5802866 region:MY_type:landmark inline,title 7 July 2011 MST, UTC+8 Hostage taking, knife attack, school attack 1 (one of the perpetrators) 0 30 preschool children and four teachers Lau Hui Chung @ Loi Hui Chung @ Ah Teong (dead) Illogical demands of the alleged mentally-deranged and drug addict hostage taker including for an automatic gun and to meet the Prime Minister Machete and hammer
The 2011 Muar kindergarten hostage crisis took place at the Serikids Kindergarten in Muar, Johor, Malaysia on 7 July 2011.Suspect in kindie hostage drama dies.http://www.nst.com.my/nst/articles/Suspectinkindiehostagedramadies/Article/ Suspect in kindie hostage drama dies New Straits Times July 8, 2011 N About 30 preschool children aged between 2 and 6 years old and four teachers of the kindergarten in Sungai Abong were held hostage starting at 9:15 a.m. Malaysian time (UTC+8), by Lau Hui Chung, also known as Loi Hui Chung and Ah Teong, aged 40, who had barged into the double-storey building wielding a machete and hammer, and was suspected to be mentally deranged and a drug addict.Ng Eileen 8 July 2011 Malaysia: Kindergarten Hostage Taker Killed http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2082052,00.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110711141821/http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2082052,00.html 11 July 2011 23 July 2011 Time dmy-allhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jv9VFSLaDpY Six-hour hostage drama at Malaysian kindergarten - 07Jul2011 7 July 2011 Channel News Asia (CNA) 154media YouTube 23 July 2011 The siege began when police arrived at 10:00 a.m. after receiving a tip-off. He threatened to kill the hostages if his demand to negotiate with the Prime Minister and be given a gun was not met.Muhammad Bazuki 7 July 2011 Katyal Sugita Malaysia police storm preschool, free 30 children https://www.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-58132620110707 23 July 2011 Reuters He was reported to be emotional and suicidal at times.Teacher: He asked me to kill him.http://www.nst.com.my/nst/articles/13hoskil/Article/ Teacher: He asked me to kill him New Straits Times July 8, 2011 N
The Special Actions Unit or Unit Tindakan Khas (UTK) of the Royal Malaysia Police (RMP), firetruck and ambulance were deployed on stand-by to face the crisis amid police's negotiation and persuasion effort by suspect family members. The over six-hour stand-off ended exactly at 4:00 p.m. after UTK members stormed the building at 3:40 p.m. with tear gas and shot the suspect in the head. 7 July 2011 Malaysian police shoot hostage-taker to end kindergarten siege https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/jul/07/malaysia-children-hostage-machete 23 July 2011 The Guardian UKhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-14059641 Children safe after siege at Malaysian kindergarten 7 July 2011 BBC News 23 July 2011 The suspect was taken to the nearby Sultanah Fatimah Specialist Hospital (HPSF) where he was pronounced dead at 9:15 p.m.https://www.news.com.au/world/kindergarten-hostagetaker-dies/news-story/1eff838a1aab2a1b706c1a99da111b69?sv=5388420f583f39a666ffd21692699f6f Kindergarten hostage-taker dies 9 July 2011 The Star News.Com.Au 23 July 2011 All 30 kindergarten children and four teachers were unharmed.7 July 2011 Preschoolers safe as Malaysian siege ends https://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-07-07/preschoolers-safe-as-malaysian-siege-ends/2786172 23 July 2011 ABC News The police have investigated a possible connection of the dead suspect with two other similar kindergarten attack cases within the same vicinity earlier, namely Warna Sari Kindergarten on 12 January 2009 and Senario Kindergarten on 10 March 2010.Benjamin Nelson Abdullah Hamdan Raja Shah Mohd Farhan 7 July 2011 Hostage drama: Shot suspect dies in hospital The Star https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2011/07/07/hostage-drama-shot-suspect-dies-in-hospital/ 23 July 2011 The incident has received nationwide and international media coverage. https://mrkumai.blogspot.com/2011/07/30-kanak-kanak-menjadi-tebusan-di-muar_08.html 30 kanak-kanak menjadi tebusan di Muar 8 July 2011 ms Mr Kumai 23 July 2011 The police have also instructed kindergartens and day-care centres in the area to tighten their security following the hostage drama.https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2011/07/09/improve-security-kindies-told Improve security, kindies told 9 July 2011 The Star 23 July 2011 The kindergarten involved was re-opened a week after the incident.Abdullah Hamdan Raja 14 July 2011 Cheery kids at kindie again The Star https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2011/07/14/cheery-kids-at-kindie-again 23 July 2011
See also
Special Actions Unit (Malaysia) - Publicly known missions
List of hostage crises
List of unsuccessful attacks related to schools
List of attacks related to primary school and kindergarten incidents
List of school-related attacks
External links
https://serikids.blogspot.com Serikids Educare Centres website
serikid Serikids Educare Centres
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References
Malaysia Crime School
Category:2011 crimes in Malaysia
Category:July 2011 crimes in Asia
Category:Hostage taking in Malaysia
Category:Attacks on schools in Malaysia
Category:Operations involving special forces of Malaysia
Kindergarten hostage crisis, 2011
Category:Knife attacks in Asia
Category:Attacks on schools in 2011
Category:Attacks on preschools
Category:Kindergarten
Category:School hostage crises