KLIA shooting: Bodyguard in critical condition, wife says

The wife of a bodyguard who was shot in the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Terminal 1 this morning said he is now in critical condition.

“The hospital informed me that my husband’s condition is critical and he needs to be intubated.

“I was also told there was severe bleeding and when he arrived at the hospital he had difficulty breathing. However, no vital organs were hit,” she told Bernama.

The wife, who wanted to be identified as Siti Noraida, 28, said as soon as she received information about the incident at 2am, she rushed to Cyberjaya Hospital where her husband received treatment.

The full-time housewife said her husband was assigned as a part-time bodyguard before Ramadan.

The mother of three also hopes the authorities will succeed in locating the suspect so he will be brought to justice.

“I am still in shock and did not expect this to happen in the month of Syawal,” she added.

Earlier, Selangor police chief Hussein Omar Khan confirmed that there was a shooting at the KLIA Terminal 1 this morning involving a male suspect who was believed to have fled to the north.

He said the incident stemmed from a personal issue and was unrelated to terrorist activities or groups.

- Bernama