Housemates arrested after explosives found in Penang flats

The police detained a 32-year-old man and a 38-year-old foreign woman after finding a homemade bomb in their unit at the Taman Pandan flats in Butterworth on Sunday.

Seberang Perai Utara (SPU) police chief Mohd Asri Shafie said the 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, bomb disposal, forensic, and K9 squads were dispatched to the location.

According to the witness, there was an explosion in front of a house and upon inspection, police found a parcel containing homemade explosives.

“The SPU Criminal Investigation Department detained a man and a foreign woman who were housemates, at about 8.30pm in the Taman Pandan flats area.

“Following interrogations, police were led to a parcel of explosives, a pistol, bullets, and a sickle,” Asri said in a statement yesterday.

He said upon further interrogation, the man admitted to learning bomb-making on the internet while the material was also sourced online.

He added that both suspects, who would be remanded for four days, were not positive for drugs, had no criminal records, and that the case was not related to any terrorism activities.

- Bernama

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