BUTTERWORTH: Police have attributed that the sound of explosions and tremors felt in Bagan Ajam here on Saturday (Feb 22) morning to a bombing drill conducted by the Air Force.
Seberang Prai Utara district police chief ACP Anuar Abdul Rahman said they received information regarding the explosions and tremors at 11.46am and checked with the Air Force in Butterworth.
"They said that they were conducting a 'force down' bombing exercise involving an SU-30 MKM, F/A-18D Hornet and C130H aircraft.
"The exercise involved an air-to-ground manoeuvre, which is a simulation of bombing enemy areas carried out within the RMAF Butterworth area," he said in a statement on Saturday.
He urged the public to remain calm and not to speculate on what was a routine military exercise. – Bernama
