Penang ambush
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 United KingdomMalayan police |
 Malayan Communist Party | ||||
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8 Killed 6 wounded | 1 wounded | ||||
The Penang ambush was an incident that took place during the Malayan Emergency. Communists ambushed Malay and British police and killed eight of them, including a British police sergeant.[1]
References
- ↑ "GUERILLAS LOSE 22 IN JUNGLE BATTLE.". The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954). Perth, WA: National Library of Australia. 23 January 1950. p. 1. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
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