Police confirmed that the explosives found on Jan 9 at the vicinity of the KL court complex in Jalan Duta were made from materials used for making firecrackers.

Deputy inspector-general of police Khalid Abu Bakar said this was confirmed by the Chemistry Department which did an analysis on the explosives.

“True, they used a timing device, but from information gathered, the chemical used to ignite the cylinder which contained ball bearings is used for making firecrackers,” he told reporters at a media conference in Kuala Lumpur today.

On the RM10,000 reward offered by the police for information leading to the arrest of the person/s responsible for the bomb blasts, Khalid said no one had came forward and that the offer was still on.

Prior to this, police said that based on the recovery of parts of alarm clocks, PVC pipes and batteries, the bombs used in the explosions were of the ‘improvised explosive device’.

Generally, carbide is used for making firecrackers, while a more complex explosive, like the C-4, is used to make bombs.

Three explosions occurred on Jan 9 at the gathering by Anwar Ibrahim’s supporters, shortly after the High Court acquitted and discharged the opposition leader on a sodomy charge.

Four people were injured in the explosions.

- Bernama