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The Malaysian Army has suspended all hand grenade training activities immediately following a fatal blast at Hobart Camp in Kedah that killed two personnel. Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin has ordered an expedited investigation into the incident.
Private Siti Khadijah Sungip, 24, died during a grenade training exercise at Hobart Camp in Kedah. The youngest of seven siblings, she had joined the Malaysian Army to follow her retired soldier father's footsteps and family military tradition.
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The Royal Malaysian Air Force will receive its inaugural pair of FA-50M light combat aircraft in October, the Air Force chief announced on June 18, representing a significant modernisation of Malaysia's aerial defence infrastructure.
Private Siti Khadijah Sungip, 24, of the Malaysian Army's Royal Engineer Regiment, was buried in Kluang following her death in a grenade training accident at Hobart Camp, Gurun, Kedah. A second soldier also died in the incident.