Nude on Kinabalu: 4 tourists detained
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Malaysian authorities have detained four tourists 鈥 two Canadians, a Briton and one Dutch national 鈥 for allegedly stripping naked on Mount Kinabalu, an act some locals say angered tribal spirits and caused a deadly earthquake, officials said.
Pictures of 10 naked tourists had spread on social media and infuriated locals following the 6.0-magnitude quake that struck near the mountain last Friday and killed 18 people. Six other tourists are still apparently at large, according to police.
Mount Kinabalu, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and popular climbing destination, is considered sacred by Malaysia鈥檚 Kadazan Dusun tribal group, which believes it is a resting place for spirits.
鈥淲e detained all four of them on Tuesday ... and yes we are still searching for the other six tourists, and we will catch them,鈥 said Jalaluddin Abdul Rahman, the police commissioner for the Malaysian State of Sabah where the mountain is located.
Jalaluddin said those detained might be charged for causing public nuisance.
Sabah provincial tourism minister Masidi Manjun tweeted that legal proceedings against the four had begun and that they would be remanded for four days.
Friday鈥檚 quake sent landslides crashing down from Mount Kinabalu鈥檚 summit just as more than 150 hikers were at the peak enjoying sunrise views.
Eighteen people have been confirmed killed on the mountain, with a significant number of them young students from Singapore who were on a school excursion.
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