Malaysia’s deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the government is looking into the possibility of the involvement of “foreign agents” in the killing of Palestinian engineer Fadi al-Batsh.
Hamidi who occupies the position of Interior Minister as well told local media that initial investigations showed that the assailants in Saturday morning’s attack were “white men” of a Caucasian nationality driving a motorbike.
Hamidi said “His killing could have some links with foreign intelligence agencies or he may also be considered a liability to nations unfriendly to Palestine”.
He revealed that Batsh who was a lecturer at Kualalumpur University was going to travel to Turkey at noon Saturday to attend an international conference.
The Palestinian engineer and member of Hamas Movement was murdered at the entrance to a mosque in Kuala Lumpur at dawn Saturday.
Martyr Batsh 35 has been living in Malaysia along with his wife and three children for ten years.
