KUALA LUMPUR: An Israeli man has been arrested at a hotel along Jalan Ampang.
Police also seized six pistols and 200 bullets from the man who entered the country using a French passport.
Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said the 36-year-old man was arrested by police on March 27 by a team from Bukit Aman and Kuala Lumpur CID.
“Based on our checks, the man entered via a French passport. Upon further investigation, the suspect then handed over an Israeli passport.
“The suspect claims that he entered the country to hunt down and kill a fellow Israeli over a family dispute,” he told reporters at the Masjid Al-Amin at the General Operations Force Central Brigade Headquarters on Friday (March 29).
He said the pistols included a Sig Sauer, two Glocks and a Smith and Wesson.
“Three of the guns were loaded when they were found,” he said.
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