Wisma Putra to fly home body of Malaysian killed in Algerian hostage crisis


KUALA LUMPUR: The Foreign Ministry has identified the body of the Malaysian worker who was killed in the Algerian hostage crisis and is arranging to fly the body home.

Wisma Putra said in a statement that the Malaysian Embassy in Algeria was working closely with the employers of Chong Chung Ngen, JGC Construction Ptd Ltd, to bring Chong's body back to Malaysia.

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