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The man who staged a siege in Melbourne CBD’s Little Ipoh restaurant is Malaysian!

Star

Wednesday October 28, 2015 MYT 8:46:58 AM

‘Panjang’ causes a stir in Melbourne

MELBOURNE: For some two hours, a shirtless Malaysian who referred to himself as the ‘Messiah’ held siege at the Little Ipoh Restaurant in Melbourne.

Police were called to the restaurant just after 1pm following reports that a man clutching a knife and fork was arguing with staff at the eatery, The Daily Mail reported.

The man charged at officers with his weapon when they arrived and was sprayed with pepper spray before barricading himself inside the Malaysian-owned restaurant – a popular location for busy students and workers in the city centre since 2014.
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In a telephone interview, The Star’s Victoria Brown spoke to restaurant owner Raja Yasmin Raja Abdul, who relayed the account of what happened from her husband and store manager who did not want to be named.

“The man had visited my restaurant a couple of times before. He is Malaysian, but I don’t know his name. I only know that his nickname is Panjang because he is tall,” Raja Yasmin said.

The 44-year-old from Ipoh said the man was not a regular customer, but had visited a number of times, most recently on Saturday and Sunday.

“He seemed normal. And from previous conversations with him, he said that he had a job in Queensland, but he was now jobless due to some internal problems and had no money,” she said.

“He sounded depressed. So I enc­­o­­­u­­raged him to ask around for jobs.”

Raja Yasmin said that the man only became aggressive after visiting her restaurant at around noon yesterday.

“He came in and told my manager that he was hungry and wanted to eat, but he had no money. My manager sensed that something was not right and said that she would bring him some food for free,” she said.

The manager said that the man was talking to himself and pacing around the restaurant.

“He would ask my manager weird things, and was talking nonsense and yelling. He then threatened her with a fork saying that he would kill her if she called the police.

“Thankfully, she managed to sneak out the back and call the police. My husband and three customers also got out quickly,” said Raja Yasmin.

She also clarified that there was no dispute or argument as reported by certain media publications.

http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2015/10/28/Panjang-causes-a-stir-in-Melbourne-Malaysian-who-refers-himself-as-the-Messiah-lays-siege-to-restaur/

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Man who staged a siege in Melbourne CBD’s Little Ipoh restaurant was arrested.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxmhHEinxEY

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La Trobe Street siege: Armed man arrested in Melbourne’s CBD

Liam Mannix and Anna Prytz

#BREAKING The armed #siege in La Trobe Street is over http://bit.ly/1WePt3B 

An armed man who held police at bay for more than an hour in Melbourne’s CBD has been arrested.

The man exited the building in La Trobe Street just after 3pm, holding his hands above his head as police approached.

A number of officers escorted him to a waiting ambulance.

Police block off La Trobe street after a man smashed windows of a restaurant. Photo: Joe Armao

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/armed-siege-underway-in-latrobe-street-in-melbournes-cbd-20151027-gkjkh1.html?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=echobox&eid=socialn:twi-14omn0023-optim-nnn:nonpaid-27/06/2014-social_traffic-all-organicpost-nnn-age-o&campaign_code=nocode&promote_channel=social_twitter#link_time=1445920511

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#UPDATE A man armed with a meat cleaver is holding police at bay in Melbourne’s CBD. http://bit.ly/1ibxOHc 

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Police are negotiating with a man who is believed to be armed on La Trobe Street in the city’s CBD. #9News

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UPDATE: The man is refusing to cooperate with police on La Trobe St: http://www.9news.com.au/national/2015/10/27/14/01/melbourne-police-cordon-off-la-trobe-street-as-they-negotiate-with-armed-man … #9News

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#BREAKING Armed siege underway in La Trobe Street http://bit.ly/1P1Ubfm 

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Armed siege under way in La Trobe Street in Melbourne’s CBD http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/australia/73424355/armed-siege-under-way-in-la-trobe-street-in-melbournes-cbd …

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UPDATE: Heavy police presence outside a La Trobe St cafe. Street is closed between Queen St and Elizabeth St. #9News

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@ Little Ipoh Restaurant Hello Malaysian food! We’ve been apart for too long

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