KUALA LUMPUR: The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) has denied that the 'loud bang' and tremors heard and felt in Ipoh on Monday (Oct 21) morning was caused by a sonic boom from one of its fighter jets.
In a statement on Tuesday (Oct 22), the Air Force said none of its jet fighters were in the area nor were there foreign aircraft invading the country's airspace at the time of the incident.
"The RMAF requests all parties not to speculate and leave it entirely to the police to carry out investigations and identify the true cause of the incident," read the statement.
On Monday, Perak police chief Datuk Azizi Mat Aris said they received information about the incident at 11.06am and checks with the General Operations Force (PGA) Northern Brigade, Ulu Kinta, found that there was no training related to the explosion that day.
Meanwhile, checks with the Land and Mines Office also found that there was no blasting carried out in any of the quarries before noon on Monday.
Checks with the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) found that there was no seismic activity in the Kinta district even though an earthquake was reported to have occurred in Halmahera, Indonesia, at 11.24am on the day of the incident. – Bernama
