Police today issued a warning against any demonstrations planned at places of worship, especially one rumoured at the Assumption Church in Petaling Jaya, on Jan 13.

NONE Selangor police chief Khalid Abu Bakar said any illegal demonstration would not help ease the situation, instead it would only make it worse.

"I have been informed that an SMS was being circulated, inviting people to assemble in front of church next week, so I urge the public to discard any such plans.

"Let us carry out the investigations... let us handle it... do not take any action that may raise tension and aggravate the situation," he told reporters after visiting the church today.

He added that police would not hesitate to take stern action against anyone who broke the law, including illegal gatherings.

    

On claims that a mosque in Klang Jaya was attacked, Khalid said: "No such thing happened. Please do not listen to rumours and please do not speculate."

He however, confirmed that stones were thrown at a 'surau' in Klang.

No new cases in Selangor

    

Khalid said apart from the three attacks on churches in Selangor, no new cases were reported.

"No new cases were reported except for one case where a church was robbed," he said not revealing the identity of the church.

We are still carrying out investigations to identify those who attempted to burn down the three churches, he said.

On Friday night and Saturday morning, firebombs were thrown at the Assumption Church and Life Chapel Church in Petaling Jaya while the Metro Tabernacle Church in Desa Melawati was set on fire by unknown assailants.

The ground floor of the Metro Tabernacle Church which housed the administration block, was damaged by the fire while the two in Petaling Jaya did not suffer any serious damage.

- Bernama