Malaysian siege surrender Police have set up roadblocks around the area Two of a group of heavily-armed gunmen who are holding hostages in a jungle hideout in Malaysia have surrendered, according to report by the country's official news agency.
Police say it is part of a Muslim spiritual group with political motives.
Late on Wednesday night, the security forces had driven the wives of two of the gunmen and three children to the site to plead with the group to give themselves up. The two who had given up were duped into joining the group, according to Malaysian Defence Minister Najib Razak. They also gave the impression that more of the members may possibly leave the group. Attack Malaysian troops attacked the gunmen's jungle hide-out in the northern state of Perak on Wednesday morning. The 15-strong gang sparked a major security alert when they stole more than 100 weapons from two army camps after posing as senior military officers.