Malaysian soldiers prepare to storm Kampung Tanduo, in Lahad Datu, March 5, 2013. — Reuters picKUALA LUMPUR, March 10 — Residents in Lahad Datu are today reminded to keep away from the area of operation or those which have been labelled the red zone by the authorities.
Sabah police commissioner Datuk Hamza Taib called for public co-operation as members of the security forces were still searching and mopping-up the affected areas to flush out the armed terrorists from the southern Philippines.
“Those are hot areas. We request residents to not go near or enter the areas concerned.
“Apart from that, if there were reports spread by any quarters, please verify the information with the police.
“Let us together help the security forces to ensure the situation and peace in Sabah is restored,” he said when contacted through the live telecast of “Malaysia Hari Ini” (MHI) programme on TV3 today.
The “Op Daulat”, launched to flush out the remaining armed intruders from the southern Philippines, is in its 6th day with 53 of the militants reported killed in the operation.
Since the intrusion by the militants on February 12, eight policemen had been killed, two of them in an attack in Kampung Tanduo on March 1 and the other six in an ambush in Semporna the following day. — Bernama
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