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Wednesday, 23 August, 2000, 09:40 GMT 10:40 UK
Drunk driver shoots woman in Malaysia

A driver was arrested in Malaysia after going on a shooting spree, killing another motorist and causing panic on the roads Kuala Lumpur.

Police were quoted by newspapers as saying the businessman had been driving on the wrong side of the road when he crashed into another car.

He got out and shot the other driver dead, then fled on foot, firing randomly at passing vehicles, before being overpowered.

Police said he was drunk.

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