KUALA LUMPUR (Malaysia): A lorry laden with laptops worth RM1.2 million, on its way to the Kuala Lumpur International Airport, was hijacked by six men on Monday night.

The lorry left the Low Yat Plaza in Bukit Bintang here at 9.30pm but was stopped by two cars at the Putrajaya exit along the Kuala Lumpur-Seremban Highway.

It was learnt that the cars boxed the lorry in just after the turnoff and six men armed with parang got out of the cars.

Realising it was a robbery, the lorry driver and his assistant jumped out and fled into nearby bushes.

They made their way to the Putrajaya police station where they reported the incident.

In follow-up operations, police picked up two suspects, aged 32 and 40, at an undisclosed location in the city some 24 hours later.

The lorry and the 600 laptops, however, are still missing.