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Sunday August 10, 2008

Three held, six NS trainees hurt in brawl


KLUANG: About 50 trainees created havoc at the Padang Hijau National Service Camp here after they were involved in an all-out brawl.

Six trainees, aged between 18 and 21, suffered multiple injuries on their face, hands and legs in the 10.30pm incident on Friday night.

They also threw chairs at each other.

The trainees were having supper at the camp’s cafeteria when some of them started teasing one another.

However, the tension increased as the teasing intensified.

The situation worsened when 50 trainees suddenly threw punches and swung chairs at each other.

The camp authority alerted the police who arrived soon after.

Kluang OCPD Asst Comm Fawzi Arshad said police have detained three trainees, aged between 18 and 21, as initial investigations revealed they were the ones who started the fight.

The injured trainees received outpatient treatment at the Kluang Hospital.

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