KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 12 -- City police chief Datuk Fadil Marsus has directed officers never to hesitate in drawing and discharging their service firearms against violent resistance, following a vicious machete attack on Wednesday that severed a policeman's hand.

Fadil stressed that frontline personnel must take immediate defensive action to protect their lives rather than risk suffering the same catastrophic harm.

"So, as I have said, you must always be ready. You must know how to draw your weapons: Ready, draw, fire.

"If there is any resistance, shoot. When in doubt, shoot. If there is concern or threat, shoot. Do not wait," Fadil said in an operational address shared online.

His reminder came after a bloody altercation at a residentia...