IED

IED event in Penang, Butterworth area, Malaysia on Mon 9th October 2023

9th October 2023

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Police detained a 32-year-old man and a 38-year-old foreign woman after finding a packed of homemade IED bomb in their unit at the Taman Pandan flats, here on Sunday (Oct 8). Seberang Perai Utara (SPU) OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Asri Shafie said police received a call from a woman at 1.05pm to notify that a parcel, believed to contain explosives, was found at the flats. Following the call, a bomb disposal squad, forensic and K9 (Dog Unit) were dispatched to the location and according to the witness, there was an explosion in front of a house and upon inspection, police found the parcel to contain homemade explosives.

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Penang ( Butterworth area )

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