Ulu Tiram attack: National hero Konstabel Muhamad Syafiq laid to rest

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The body of Konstabel Muhamad Syafiq Ahmad Said, 24, was laid to rest at the Batu 8 Muslim Cemetery in Gambang, Pahang at 5.50pm on Saturday (May 18). Muhammad Syafiq was killed in an attack by a masked man at the Ulu Tiram police station in Johor when he was on duty on May 17.  Read more at https://shorturl.at/so6U0  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00 The remains of Constable Muhammad Shafiq Ahmad Said were buried at the Batu Lapan Gambang

00:08 Islamic Cemetery in Pahang on Saturday evening.

00:12 Many people had flocked to Shafiq's residence in Gambang since the morning to pay their

00:16 last respects to Shafiq.

00:19 The attendees included acquaintances and members of the police force.

00:22 The body was brought from the Tunku Laksamana Abdul Jalil Mosque at the Johor Police Contingent

00:28 headquarters where a funeral was held for Shafiq and Constable Ahmad Azza Fahmi Azzar.

00:34 Pahang Menteri Besar Special Officer Yunan Abdul Samad donated 8,000 ringgit to Shafiq's

00:39 family on behalf of the Menteri Besar.

00:42 Both Shafiq and Ahmad Azza were killed in an attack at the Ulu Tiram Police Station

00:48 in Johor when they were on duty at 2.45am on Friday.

00:54 During the incident, a masked man stormed into the police station, hacking and shooting

00:58 the two policemen to death and wounding another officer.

01:02 The suspect was shot dead in the incident and was believed to be linked to Jama Islamaya.

01:08 Over the past 40 years, Malaysia has seen violent attacks on several police stations.

01:13 The most recent incident happened in April last year when a man high on drugs caused

01:18 a ruckus at the Sungai Bersi Police Station, biting off part of a policeman's finger.

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