Abandoned bags causes false alarm in KLCC

KUALA LUMPUR: The discovery of four backpacks, suspected to contain explosives at the compound of Tower 2 of the Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC) here triggered fear to the visitors of the building today.
However, Kuala Lumpur CID chief Datuk Zainuddin Ahmad confirmed that the bags, which were left abandoned outside the building only contained clothes with no hazardous materials.
"Checks found that the four bags contained teenagers clothes including shirts, pants, a calculator and a box of watch. No explosives or objects resembling bomb was found," Zainol said when contact by thesun.
He said that police received a distress call on the incident from KLCC security unit at about 10.30am.
"A team of police personnel from Dang Wangi police headquarters and Police Bomb Disposal Unit were dispatched to the crime scene," Zainol said.

The bags were found unsupervised in between the entrance of the tower and Suria KLCC's Ampang entrance.
Zainol added that the bags were destroyed by the bomb squad at about 1.30pm using their remote controlled robot as precautionary measure.
"We fired three shots to destroy the bags with the help of police Bomb Disposal Unit," Zainol said, adding that following the incident, police recorded statements from four individuals, believed to be the owners of the bags.
Zainol added that the 14-year-old teenagers are students from Negri Sembilan who came here for leisure and had left their bags unsupervised there.
"During the questioning, the students told us that they left their bags there because the bags caused inconvenience when moving around," Zainol said.
Meanwhile, Fire and Rescue director Khiruddin Drahman said his team was alerted about the incident at about 12.35pm, after receiving request from police.
Following the call, he said, three fire engines from three fire stations, Keramat, Hang Tuah and Unit Hazmat KLCC, and one from its Hazardous Materials Unit were rushed to the scene.