A Malaysian referee took out his gun and fired warning shots in
the air after a local soccer match turned unruly following the
suspension of a player, a newspaper said yesterday.
The referee, who was also a policeman, ran to his patrol car to
get his gun after players mobbed him for showing the red-card to
one of them, the New Straits Times said.
"We are investigating as to whether the policeman was justified
in taking out his firearm and discharging it, and also why he had
it with him during the match," it quoted Hussain Ismail, police
chief in Johor state, as saying.
The policemen was taken into custody.
(Shanghai Daily December 26, 2007)