KUALA LUMPUR: The police are looking for three men who posted sensitive and seditious statements on social media in connection with Monday's (Sept 23) amok incident in Penang, says Senior Asst Comm Mior Faridalathrash Wahid.

Police believe two of them are from Kedah, while the other is in Penang.

"We have identified and are currently looking for the suspects," he said, adding that they posted their statements on Facebook and WhatsApp.

"Their statements were racially charged and seditious," he told a press conference in Bukit Aman on Thursday (Sept 26).

The suspects alleged that one of the victims in the amok incident was attacked by the perpetrator for insulting Prophet Muhammad.

"It is not true.

"As mentioned by the IGP on Wednesday (Sept 25), the suspect was influenced by watching videos of violence in the Middle-East," he said.

The case is being investigated under Section 505 of the Penal Code and Section 233 of the Communication and Multimedia Act, SAC Mior said.

In the 4.45pm incident in Penang on Monday, a factory worker was shot dead by the police after he ran amok and slashed two of his colleagues inside the factory production compound.

One of the victims, a woman, succumbed to her injuries while the other is in stable condition.