Chapter 958: Hostage Crisis
The hostage-taking incident alarmed the Kuala Lumpur Police Headquarters, as well as the Federal Government of Malaysia, 20 kilometres away. The Kuala Lumpur Police Chief www.biquge.info was the first to feel the scene, followed by the head of the National Counter-Terrorism Office of Malaysia and anti-terrorism experts from the military, as well as the Prime Minister's Chief of Staff Mispah.
Not far behind the police van, the men held an emergency combat meeting to discuss how to deal with the terrorists in the mall building.
"There were nine terrorists in the mall, who took control of the fourth, fifth and sixth floors and held a total of 79 hostages. Chief Sergeant McYaki anxiously reported.
"When will our anti-terrorist unit arrive?"
"We're already on the road, what about the cameras in the mall? We need to confirm the location of the hostages, and the topography of the mall building. Where's the contractor who built this building? Bring them in, I need drawings of the building. Looking at the map provided by the mall's director, the anti-terrorism expert frowned, "This thing is useless." β
This kind of map for tourists does not even indicate the location of the surveillance, let alone the load-bearing structure of the building. They don't know where the load-bearing structure is, and when they encounter a place that needs to be blasted intrusively, they have to rely on their own intuition to judge the amount of charge and risk, which undoubtedly increases the danger of the operation.
"We have already contacted the construction contractor and they said that they will send the drawings in half an hour. Hostage location...... It's a bit tricky. Maiaki said sweatingly.
"Difficult?" said Jafar, the head of the counter-terrorism office, frowned.
"The other side is clearly well-planned. Not only did they cut off the power supply to the building, but they also cut off all the connection between the monitoring lines and the outside, and all we could see was a snowflake ......on our side," said the person in charge of the mall building with a wry smile.
These terrorists apparently came prepared.
Chief of Staff Misbah looked at his watch, looked in the direction of the Hilton Hotel, took a deep breath and walked in front of Jaafar.
"Listen, I need you to solve this problem in the shortest amount of time and in the cleanest way possible. β
Jaafar immediately shook his head: "The shortest time, don't talk nonsense, there are 79 hostages inside, unless Mr. Prime Minister is willing to take responsibility for the life safety of the hostages." β
Mispah lowered his voice: "I know it's difficult, but there are foreign guests in the Hilton Hotel next door, and they are of a very high level. β
"Foreign guest, foreign guest?" said Jafar, frowning.
"The rich man of the New Malaysia Special Administrative Region, I don't name it, you should know who it is. And just now, he and Mr. Prime Minister negotiated a big deal involving more than $1 billion, related to power projects and TNB. Mispah took a deep breath and glanced in the direction of the mall, "We can't let you have concerns about our investment environment, we must solve this hostage crisis in the shortest possible time, otherwise...... Someone has to step up and take responsibility in the end. β
Jafar's scalp felt a little numb, and he couldn't help but curse.
"These damn scumbags, why did they pick this place at this time!"
"Wait until you catch those scraps, if you can catch the captives. With a sigh, Misbah looked at his watch again, and then at the chief sheriff, "Someone has to calm the emotions of the foreign guests." At least let them know that it was just an accident and doesn't represent the entire Malay security environment......"
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This is the twenty-first floor of the Hilton Hotel, which just overlooks the whole scene, Jiang Chen moved a chair and sat by the glass window of the balcony, watching the scene of the confrontation between the police and bandits with great interest.
It's a lot more fun than watching a movie.
The police placed the police car across the passage outside the mall, holding a pistol and crouching nervously behind the police car that served as a cover. Armed with a megaphone, police officers in body armor huddled behind a blast truck and shouted to the robbers in the mall.
The Kuala Lumpur police opened the yellow seals and evacuated the crowd on the street, and the entire street was cordoned off, including the entrance to the Hilton Hotel.
I have to say that there are still many people who are not afraid of death.
Outside the cordon, the crowd gathered in a dense circle, and in addition to the reporters of the news newspapers, many citizens were also holding mobile phones to take pictures. With so many cameras pointed at them, the policemen's faces were a little unbearable. This is a metropolis in Southeast Asia, and such a serious hijacking incident has made international headlines!
Jiang Chen called the bodyguard standing guard at the door of the downstairs room and asked him to go downstairs and ask what was going on there.
Not far away, the police and the bandits have reached a stalemate, and the hostages in the mall make them throw rats, and the bandits' demands are unacceptable.
Soon, the bodyguard called back and reported the situation downstairs to Jiang Chen.
In short, those bandits are not ordinary bandits at all, but terrorists armed with automatic weapons and body armor. A total of 79 hostages were held hostage in the mall, most of them mall staff and some shopping tourists. The bandits demanded that the police immediately release the 110 prisoners who were held in prison on suspicion of planning and participating in terrorist attacks. If you don't start releasing people after five hours, kill someone every hour.
The Malay government is certainly not going to release the prisoners.
If there is a precedent for compromise with the terrorists, then there will be no end to it? Moreover, the terrorists in the mall obviously have no intention of escaping, but they are afraid that the safety of their accomplices will be confirmed one second, and the next second they will explode on the spot.
The Malay police had no choice but to request reinforcements from the counter-terrorism unit stationed in Kuala Lumpur. Soon two armored vehicles drove up the street, two Black Hawk helicopters circled near the mall, and anti-terrorist units in black combat uniforms arrived at the scene and surrounded the mall building.
There doesn't seem to be any new action?
Jiang Chen yawned, and just as he was about to go back to the house, his watch vibrated twice.
Clicking on the holographic screen, the bodyguard standing guard at the door appeared on the screen.
"The Prime Minister's Chief of Staff Mispa and the Kuala Lumpur Police Chief Mai Yaki are at the door and they wish to visit you. β
Jiang Chen was slightly stunned, then understood their intentions, so he nodded.
"Let him in. β
"Yes. The bodyguard in sunglasses nodded and ended the communication.
Soon, the door to the entrance opened, and a tall, lanky man with a European face in a suit walked in, followed by an Asian man in a police uniform.
Walking into the house, Misba was the first to speak with an apologetic face.
"Mr. Jiang, I'm sorry we met again in such a way. There was a hijacking incident in the mall building opposite, and we are sorry that our mistakes affected your travel. If you have to go out at night, we can arrange for an armored car to escort you from the gate to the cordon. β
"No need. I understand your plight and sincerely hope that the hostages in the mall will be safe and sound. The chief of staff's apology was very sincere, and Jiang Chen didn't make it difficult for him, and said very casually that he didn't care.
But at this moment, Jiang Chen's gaze fell on the sheriff behind him.
His eyes moved slightly, and a thought suddenly popped up in his heart, so he smiled and said.
"May I find out how the hostages are doing in the mall building?"
Mai Yaqi sighed in his heart, and secretly said that this Mr. Jiang really still asked about it.
After asking all the questions, he couldn't afford not to answer, so he stubbornly said, "The situation is under control at present, and we will soon launch a rescue operation after the anti-terrorist force arrives." It's just a hindrance to the monitoring systemβ"
Misbah glared at Maiaki, and the sheriff immediately realized that he had talked too much and quickly shut his mouth.
Although the sheriff quickly shut up, Jiang Chen had already heard the information he wanted to hear.
Nodding with a smile, Jiang Chen looked at Mr. Chief of Staff and said.
"Monitoring, I don't know if our Transwarp Trade can help you. (To be continued.) )