Communist Ambush on Police in Kelian Intan, Hulu Perak
A dark event that will never be forgotten by the families of police officers who served in Kelian Intan, Hulu Perak, when communist terrorists launched an ambush on the police on September 10, 1947, at exactly 7:30 AM.
The communist terrorists carried out an ambush by attacking a lorry and two buses carrying police personnel. For your information, loyal readers of orangperak.com, as a result of the attack, three police officers and six civilians were killed.
Many were injured, while two police officers and 12 other civilians were seriously wounded. During the ambush, the communist terrorists fired continuous volleys of gunfire for 10 minutes, after which they seized the passengers' belongings and held them at gunpoint.
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Today, there are still a handful of people in our society who champion the struggle of the communist terrorists, often because many of them are descendants of those former communist fighters. However, they must remember that many families of the victims of these peace-destroyers still harbor resentment because their loved ones were brutally murdered by communist terrorists. Communist terrorists began to destabilize the country after Japan surrendered to the Allied forces in World War II. After Japan's surrender, while waiting for the arrival of the British forces who had retreated from Malaya during the Japanese occupation, the communists took the opportunity to seize control of Malaya and established the Bintang Tiga (Three Star).
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It was during this window of opportunity that these communist terrorists took the chance to commit violence and cruelty against civilians, a fact that cannot be denied. Starting from the interim rule of the Bintang Tiga, the Communists made plans to continue controlling Malaya through force. Returning to the story of the ambush by communist terrorists against the police force in
Kelian Intan
earlier. Approximately 50 communist terrorists carried out a continuous 10-minute random shooting ambush, and the communists succeeded in seizing police weapon supplies and the passengers' belongings.
The reason the attack was successfully carried out by the communist terrorists was because
Kelian Intan
is a remote location in the Gerik district. Because of its inland location and surrounding dense jungle, it made it easier for the communists to carry out an unexpected ambush. Their intention to govern Malaya through the force and cruelty used by the communists failed to attract the people to join their struggle. It cannot be denied that the cruelty of the communist fighters was not limited to one race only, and it is inappropriate for some to consider certain communists as worthy of being hailed as independence fighters. We must forever remember the sacrifices of those who risked and lost their lives to defend the homeland from being ravaged by communist terrorists. Let us never forget, because it was our ancestors who sacrificed everything to build a sovereign, independent nation.
