LABUAN: Operations at Labuan Airport were disrupted after an old bomb, believed to be from World War II, was found about 200m from the airport runway on land owned by the Royal Malaysian Air Force (TUDM).
The discovery yesterday came just days after several suspected World War II bombs were unearthed at the same location, which also disrupted airport operations.
The police and TUDM personnel are working on removing the bomb for demolition.
Labuan OCPD Supt Wan Mohd Firdaus Wan Zaki said the situation was under control, and that bomb disposal teams were carrying out the safe removal process.
He advised the public to remain calm and not to spread unverified or false information which could cause unnecessary panic.
The disruption affected several scheduled flights, with departures to Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu and Miri delayed, while a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Labuan was diverted to Miri, Bernama reported.
Airport operations are expected to resume once the bomb removal and demolition operation is completed and the area is declared safe.
On June 26, flight operations were disrupted after bombs were discovered near the runway.
A Notice to Airmen was issued by TUDM for the temporary closure of the runway.
The closure resulted in the cancellation of flights from Labuan to Miri and Kota Kinabalu, while several other arriving and departing flights were diverted or delayed.
