Foreign woman arrested in Penang Airport for cracking 'bomb' joke


GEORGE TOWN: A foreign woman was arrested at the Penang International Airport in Bayan Lepas on Thursday (Dec 29) after she cracked a joke about having a bomb in her bag.

Barat Daya district police chief Supt Kamarul Rizal Jenal said the 33-year-old woman, who works as a factory operator in Ipoh, Perak, was nabbed at 4.30pm.

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