Two Chinese Students Shot Dead When Robbing a Malaysian Bank

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Two Chinese Students Shot Dead When Robbing a Malaysian Bank

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Two Chinese students were shot dead by bank guards when robbing the Affin Bank in the center of Malaysian city Puchong on September 20. Both of them were engaging in advanced study in a Malaysian college with excellent academic scores, according to local police.

What is confusing is that both youngsters were later found from rich Chinese families. One was identified as Li Xiang (pronunciation, the same below) from Anhui Province, the other is named Guo Li. Both of them are 23 years old and once studied at the same college.

At 11:10 am, September 20, they robbed the above-mentioned bank together with two other Chinese men, and were shot dead by guards when they turned around to escape after grabbing 35000 Ringgit.

One of the escaped Chinese confessed his crime to the Chinese Embassy in Malaysia four days later, and was then transferred to local police. The other remained at large and Malaysian police had turned to Chinese Embassy for personal information about the suspect.

Li Xiang's passport showed that his visa would expire by October. Both coming from rich families, they might well study in the country without worry. Why, then, they risked their lives to rob a bank is really a puzzling question..

By PD Online Staff Member Li Heng

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