Officials from both PAS Terengganu and the police stressed this morning that the situation in Kuala Terengganu is calm and that there is no truth to rumours circulating about various political figures.

A PAS Terengganu spokesperson who only wants to be known as Kamaruddin .

blasted "individuals" for stirring up a commotion last night that has put the political party in a bad light, following its trouncing at the hands of Barisan Nasional in Sunday's general election.

Asked to respond to a New Straits Times report today that PAS supporters had attacked Federal Reserve Unit (FRU) personnel stationed outside Wisma Datul Aman last night, Kamaruddin said a group of individuals could have caused the trouble.

"They could have deliberately stirred up the commotion using the excuse that parents and busloads of National Service trainees - who had just arrived - were phantom voters," he said.

"We will be holding a meeting to discuss what happened and the what course of action to take to clear our name - the party had nothing to do with this."

The NST reported that 500 PAS supporters gathered outside the building had turned unruly after the FRU tried to disperse the crowd. They were also said to have obstructed the traffic in Jalan Sultan Ismail and Jalan Pejabat.

'Ignore rumours'

Kamaruddin also dismissed rumours currently circulating that Umno Terengganu liaison chief Idris Jusoh had bribed opposition candidates to pull out of the elections and that PAS president and caretaker state menteri besar Abdul Hadi Awang has been detained under the Internal Security Act.

"There is no truth in the rumours - everything should be ignored," he said.

Abdul Hadi lost to BN's Abdul Rahman Bakar in the Marang parliamentary seat by a paper-thin margin of 163 votes.

Idris is expected to be sworn in as Terengganu menteri besar on Thursday.

BN took Terengganu from PAS by winning all eight parliamentary seats and 28 of the 32 state seats. Terengganu was in PAS' grasp for only a term.

Don't be alarmed

Meanwhile the police also warned irresponsible persons from spreading any rumours.

State police chief Md Lazim Ahmad dispelled of any riots in the state and urged the people not to be alarmed by such rumours.

Speaking on Radio Malaysia Terengganu, Md Lazim also dismissed talks that several PAS politicians have been arrested.

He blamed irresponsible people for circulating messages through the short messaging service (SMS) about riots and rumours.

"We will act against those responsible and bring them to book," he said after going on air to dispel the rumours.