A PIECE of luggage left in front of a business premises in Nilai is said to have put the police and its bomb disposal squad on high alert.
Videos of a bomb disposal technician clad in a blast suit dragging the bag across the street before checking it went viral on social media.
Did the bag really contain a bomb?
VERDICT:
FALSE
Nilai deputy police chief Deputy Supt Mat Ghani Lateh said the bag only contained clothes and assured the public that there was no threat to safety.
He said police were alerted following the discovery of the suspicious-looking bag and a squad was sent to check.
"We received a call informing us the bag had been left in front of a business premises in Bandar Baru Nilai at about 1pm on Monday (July 17).
"Personnel on duty were immediately dispatched to the scene and investigated.
"A bomb disposal unit was then called to assist in the investigation.
"The bag was destroyed in accordance with standard operating procedures and checks later found it contained only clothes.
"No elements of explosives were found in it, and the bag is believed to have been left behind there as it was a transit point for express buses in Nilai," he said.
DSP Mat Ghani urged the public not to speculate further on the matter.
