The men reportedly told police that they leaned out of the cars and sat on the windows for fun while celebrating a friend’s wedding
1-MIN READ1-MIN ListenThe StarPublished: 12:00pm, 29 Aug 2026Seven Yemeni men were arrested in Malaysia after they allegedly performed dangerous stunts while travelling in two vehicles along Jalan Sungai Besi early on Friday.Kuala Lumpur Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department chief Mohd Zamzuri Mohd Isa said the incident, which occurred at about 12.30am, came to light after a video of the incident went viral on social media.
He said preliminary investigations found that both vehicles were travelling along Jalan Sungai Besi towards Jalan Bukit Bintang when the passengers allegedly leaned out of the vehicles and sat on the windows.
“All seven individuals were Yemeni men aged between 23 and 26,” he said in a statement on Saturday. “Five of them are students at a public university in Kedah, while the other two are university graduates.”
Mohd Zamzuri said police questioning found that the stunts were performed simply for fun while celebrating a friend’s wedding.
