KUALA LUMPUR – Police found three plastic (PVC) pipes that have been modified into homemade bombs inside a shop in Jalan Klang Lama after receiving a report regarding an explosion at the premises early this morning.
Brickfields district police chief Amihizam Shukor said police received a report on the explosion at about 6am via a phone call from a security guard in the area.
“An inspection by police found three white PVC pipes that had been modified into explosives and police also discovered the pipes were attached with remote-controlled ‘improvised explosive device (IED)’ which is used to detonate the bomb.
“Further investigation by police also found three fingerprints at the incident site and the closed-circuit camera managed to detect the movement of two male suspects in the area,” he said in a statement today.
Amihizam said the case is being investigated under Section 6 of the Explosives Act 1957, which carries a maximum prison sentence of seven years and a fine of up to RM10,000 or both if convicted.
“Police are requesting cooperation from (members of) the public who have information related to this incident – they should come to the police station or contact the Brickfields police hotline at 03-2297 9222 or the Kuala Lumpur police hotline at 03-2115 9999,” he said. – Bernama, May 2, 2023
