KUALA LUMPUR: The emergence of seven teenagers as prime suspects in the deadly Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah tahfiz school blaze is the symptom of a serious defect in Malaysian society. “Violence among students and teenagers needs to be stopped, as the culture is becoming increasingly rampant in our society,” he said. With the arrest of the seven teenagers, police believe that they have solved the Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah tahfiz school fire incident. The suspects had intended to burn down the school in an act of revenge over a name-calling incident with several tahfiz students a few days prior to the incident. Out of the seven suspects, five tested positive for ganja, two have a criminal record for rioting and vehicle theft – and all are school dropouts.

Source: New Strait Times September 17, 2017 05:03 UTC