They were believed to have tried to assault Amanah MP for Shah Alam Khalid Samad outside Parliament today.

The Sun Daily today reported that Kuala Lumpur police chief Commissioner Amar Singh said police had identified the 10, including two women, all aged between 28 and 48.

He urged them to surrender to police to assist in investigations into the case.

Amar said the attack was in retaliation after an exchange of words in Parliament between Khalid and Pasir Salak MP Tajuddin Abdul Rahman over Tajuddin’s comments on Seputeh MP Teresa Kok on Tuesday.

Amar said police personnel on duty at Parliament had lodged a report on the matter.

Nobody was reported hurt in the case, he said.

Amar advised supporters of political parties to refrain from taking the law into their own hands and to always respect the integrity of Parliament.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Najib Razak wants all quarters to respect Parliament and regarded the attempt to assault the MP as a serious matter.

“I take a serious view of the incident in Parliament today and acts of violence against members of parliament. I believe the police will wrap up the investigation soon,” he said via a post on his official Twitter, @NajibRazak tonight.

It was earlier reported that Parliament security members managed to prevent the angry mob from attacking Khalid as he got out of his car next to the entrance to the Dewan Rakyat.

They were upset that Khalid had referred to Tajuddin, who is deputy agriculture and agro-based industry minister, as “menteri sial” (damned minister).

This came after Tajuddin referrred to Kok, the Seputeh MP, as the “only woman here with a Kok”.

Khalid has insisted that Tajuddin apologise to Kok for his “rude” remarks, but Tajuddin has refused to do so, claiming he was only referring to Teresa by her surname.

Meanwhile, Deputy Home Minister Nur Jazlan Mohamed said the Chief Government Security Office, in charge of providing parliamentary security, had been instructed to investigate how the group was able to enter Parliament grounds.