"At 6.45am, our security forces was fired upon and they were forced to return fire. I understand that one enemy was shot... we believe he was killed," police chief Ismail Omar (left) told a press conference in Lahad Datu.
However, he said security forces have not retrieved the body for safety reasons.
He said that, to date, there have been no casualties or injuries among the police and armed forces who conducted the joint operations.
Ismail remained tight-lipped on casualties suffered by the intruders.
Utusan Malaysia today claimed that 30 Sulu intruders had been killed in yesterday's operation named, 'Ops Daulat'.
The report, which did not state its source, said the total number of Sulu intruders killed stood at 49 as of yesterday.
However, the rumour that Azzimuddie Kiram - the brother of Sulu sultan Jamalul Kiram who is leading the armed group at Lahad Datu - has been killed, could not be verified.
Another Malay daily, Berita Harian, quoted anonymous sources as claiming that security forces have found 20 to 30 dead bodies of the enemy during their 'mopping' operation yesterday.
However, these reports cannot yet be verified.
Nigel Aw
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Security forces widen search for escapees
Nigel Aw
11:33AM Mar 6, 2013
Malaysian security forces have expanded the radius of their operations after learning that some intruders in Kampung Tanduo had escaped to surrounding areas.
"During the operations, we detected enemy movements to certain areas and it is possible that the location (of operations) needs to be expanded from the original zone,” said police chief Ismail Omar.
"They (intruders) are moving to certain locations and our security forces are pursuing them (over a radius of more or less 4 sq km).”
He was speaking at a press conference at Felda Sahabat Residence, Lahad Datu, this morning.
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