GE13: Police - Blast at BN ceramah caused by IED; second device found


NIBONG TEBAL: The explosion at the Barisan Nasional ceramah in Taman Jawi Jaya late Tuesday was caused by an improvised explosive device (IED), police said.

Penang police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Abdul Rahim Hanafi said they believe the device was professionally-made.

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