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Free Malaysia Today
20-05-2025
- Free Malaysia Today
Cops detonate old artillery shell found in Perak
Perak Tengah police chief Hafezul Helmi Hamzah said the bomb was found by a 55-year-old local man while carrying out routine work in the area at 8pm. (Facebook pic) PETALING JAYA : A 155mm artillery shell was found in an open area in Sungai Tumbuh, Bandar Universiti, Seri Iskandar, Perak, yesterday. Perak Tengah police chief Hafezul Helmi Hamzah said the old bomb, weighing 35kg, was found by a 55-year-old local man who was carrying out routine work there at about 8pm. 'The bomb disposal unit of the Perak police headquarters was dispatched to the location for further investigation,' Bernama reported him as saying. Hafezul said the unit then detonated the bomb at the site at 9am today. 'Further examination of the area where the bomb was discovered found the place to be safe,' he said.
Malay Mail
20-05-2025
- Malay Mail
Old 155mm artillery shell found, safely destroyed in Seri Iskandar
IPOH, May 20 — A 155mm artillery shell was found in an open area in Sungai Tumbuh, Bandar Universiti, Seri Iskandar yesterday. Perak Tengah district police chief Supt Hafezul Helmi Hamzah said the old bomb weighing 35 kilogrammes was found by a 55-year-old local man while carrying out routine work in the area at 8 pm. 'The Bomb Disposal Unit of the Perak police contingent headquarters (IPK) was despatched to the location where the old bomb was discovered for further investigation. 'Following that, the Perak IPK Bomb Disposal Unit (UPB) destroyed it using the high-order in situ method at the scene,' he said when contacted by Bernama. 'The destruction operation carried out by the UPB team was completed at 9 am this morning and further investigation at the area where the bomb was discovered found the place to be safe,' he said.
