A police bomb squad robot approaching the car where two men were attacked with a homemade bomb in Donggongon on Tuesday night.
The police have arrested a local couple to facilitate investigations pertaining to the explosive attack on a vehicle in the Donggongon town at Penampang.
State Deputy Police Commissioner Sr Assist Comm II Datuk Tan Kok Liang, when contacted said the the couple, aged 38 and 59, were arrested in the Penampang area on Wednesday, a day after the incident.
"Police are still investigating the motive behind the attack," he said on Thursday, adding that initial investigation believed the attack to be personal.
Tan urged the public not to panic as the attack has no connection to any terrorist involvement.
The 9.30pm bomb attack on Tuesday caused a panic lead among residents in the area as some of them living as far as two kilometers from the scene could hear the explosion.
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"Police are still investigating the motive behind the attack," he said on Thursday, adding that initial investigation believed the attack to be personal.
Tan urged the public not to panic as the attack has no connection to any terrorist involvement.
The 9.30pm bomb attack on Tuesday caused a panic lead among residents in the area as some of them living as far as two kilometers from the scene could hear the explosion.
The explosive believed to be a molotov cocktail hit the rear of the vehicle but spared the lives of its driver and passenger identified only as Woi, 26, and Lau, 19 who managed to get out of the vehicle with minor injuries after the blast.
The case is being investigated under Section 6 of the Explosive Act 1957 for causing explosive likely to endanger life or property.
