Suspects, including two women, were apprehended in Kuala Lumpur raids and remanded for six days following Tuesday’s attack in Permatang Pauh.

BUKIT MERTAJAM: Penang police have arrested four Pakistani nationals, including two women, to assist in investigations into a robbery in which a 43-year-old policeman was injured by suspects armed with sharp objects near a petrol station in Permatang Pauh on Tuesday.

Penang Chief Police Officer Datuk Dennis Lim Kwang Keng said the four suspects, aged between 23 and 36, had been remanded for six days until Nov 17 to facilitate investigations.

“Police are conducting further investigations into the incident. All four suspects were arrested in two raids in Kuala Lumpur yesterday afternoon and early this morning,” he told Bernama when contacted today.