A battery-operated shaver that suddenly vibrated in a bag belonging to a Japanese tourist forced a security alert at a local Malaysian airport, a report said Saturday.

Police dispatched a bomb disposal unit and a sniffer dog to the Kota Kinabalu airport in Sabah. Thursday after a cargo handler felt a vibration while unloading the bag, the New Straits Times said.

Enroute to Narita

The Japanese man, who was in transit enroute to Narita, was escorted to the bag and he immediately opened it to show the shaver and several packs of black pepper inside, the daily said.

Police are on full alert following Tuesday's deadly hotel bombing in Jakarta which has killed at least 10 people.