KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysian police said Sunday that an investigation was underway into the gunning down of a Palestinian man a day earlier and gave assurances that security was being beefed up in the country following recent high-profile assassinations. Gaza’s ruling Hamas militant group said Fadi al-Batsh was an important member of the group and accused Israel of being behind his killing early Saturday in Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia’s national police chief, Mohamad Fuzi Harun, said Sunday that security has been beefed up and an investigation is underway to determine the motive behind al-Batsh’s killing. Fuzi said al-Batsh had lived in Malaysia for more than seven years and was a permanent resident of the country. The nongovernmental group Humanitarian Care Malaysia said it had engaged al-Batsh as an imam for the past few years to raise awareness on Palestinian issues in Malaysia.

Source: National Post April 22, 2018 10:10 UTC