Man arrested after suspicious suitcase found near KLCC

Police have arrested a 40-year-old man after a suitcase was found at a bus stop in front of KLCC along Jalan Ampang yesterday evening.

Dang Wangi police chief Ahmad Azwan Amin Nordin said police received a report at 7.17pm and deployed bomb disposal, K9 and forensic teams to the scene.

“The teams arrived at the scene to secure the area and confirmed that there was no bomb threat after examining the suitcase,” he said in a statement.

Azwan said an investigation into the incident was ongoing and advised the public against speculating about the incident or spreading unverified information.

Several posts about the situation outside the shopping mall, with the presence of many police personnel and vehicles around the area and the ensuing traffic congestion, went viral on social media last night.