A Malaysian referee took out his gun and fired warning shots in
the air after a local soccer match turned unruly following the
suspension of a player, a newspaper said on Tuesday.
The referee, who was also a policeman, ran to his patrol car to get
his gun after players mobbed him for showing the red-card to one of
them, the New Straits Times said.
"We are investigating as to whether the policeman was justified in
taking out his firearm and discharging it, and also why he had it
with him during the match," it quoted Hussin Ismail, police chief
in the southern Johor state, as saying.
The policemen was taken into custody for suspected misuse of
firearms.
Five players, aged between 23 and 40, were also being held for
questioning and could be charged for rioting, the paper said.
