BUTTERWORTH: PKR supporters threw mineral water bottles at Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak when he visited the polling centre in Jalan Semilang on Tuesday.

It is learnt the 11am incident happened when Najib was heading back to his car when a group of people believed to be PKR supporters started throwing mineral water bottles at him.

His bodyguards quickly pushed him into the car and they sped away.

Enraged Barisan Nasional supporters who witnessed the incident, retaliated by throwing sticks believed to be bamboo flag poles at the PKR supporters.

That caused a throwing match of sticks and mineral water bottles between the two parties when FRU stationed there stepped in to defuse the situation.

It is estimated that there were about 100 supporters on each side when the incident happened.

Police confirmed the incident. No arrests have been made yet.

- The Star