'Bomb in bag' claim gets two Turkish students arrested


  • Nation
  • Wednesday, 03 May 2017

The luggage belonging to the two Turkish students in front of the cordoned off area at Sultan Abdul Halim Airport in Alor Setar.

ALOR SETAR : Two Turkish students were arrested after one of them uttered the words "bomb in the bag" while checking in their luggage at the Sultan Abdul Halim airport here.

The students, a 23-year-old man and a 28-year-old woman, were supposed to fly to  Subang from Alor Setar on Tuesday night.

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