They have now been blamed for the 6.0 magnitude earthquake on Friday which sent rocks raining down on trekkers by the mountain in Sabah on Borneo island, killing 18 climbers.
The victims were nine Singaporeans, six Malaysians and a Filipino, a Chinese and a Japanese national.
The pictures circulated on social media show the men were completely nude, while most, of the women were topless in the photos,
Sabah Deputy Chief Minister Joseph Pairin Kitingan has blamed the tragedy on the foreigners for showing 'disrespect to the sacred mountain' by posing naked at the peak. He has said a special ritual will be conducted to 'appease the mountain spirit.'
The victims were nine Singaporeans, six Malaysians and a Filipino, a Chinese and a Japanese national.
The pictures circulated on social media show the men were completely nude, while most, of the women were topless in the photos,
Sabah Deputy Chief Minister Joseph Pairin Kitingan has blamed the tragedy on the foreigners for showing 'disrespect to the sacred mountain' by posing naked at the peak. He has said a special ritual will be conducted to 'appease the mountain spirit.'
'We detained all four of them on Tuesday... and yes we are still searching for the other six tourists, and we will catch them,' 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.
Culled from Yahoo news
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