00:00 Two bottles filled with wires that were discovered behind the rear tyre of lawyer Siti Qasim's
00:08 car are believed to be improvised explosive devices or IED.
00:13 Brickfield's OCPD Assistant Commissioner, Amik Hizab Abdul Shukoh said police received
00:18 a distress call at 12.58pm on Friday and immediately dispatched a bomb squad to the scene.
00:25 The bomb squad managed to dispose of both bottles, which believed to be an IED.
00:31 The bottles will be sent to experts for further analysis.
00:34 ACP Ami Hizam added that police had to cordon off the area around Jalan Marof in Bangsa
00:40 and divert traffic for the safety of the public.
00:43 When asked whether Siti had received any threats, ACP Ami Hizam said the police would conduct
00:48 further investigation on the matter.
00:51 Earlier, Siti had claimed that it was an attempt on her life after a suspicious object was
00:56 discovered underneath her car while it was being serviced at a workshop in Bangsa.
01:00 Siti, who is also an activist, said she feared the object could have been a bomb as wires
01:05 could be seen in the object.
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