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The Sun Complex again: Filipina falls in escape bid…
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Some 100 surveillance cameras can’t see you! Bombing suspects’ sketches turn out blurry.
Some 100 surveillance cameras can’t see you! Bombing suspects’ sketches turn out blurry. More in today’s Malay Mail.
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Malay Mail Online
Blurry images cause delay in grenade attack probe, says police
A car-jockey was killed while 13 others were injured when suspects threw hand grenades at Cherry Blossom pub in Bukit Bintang on Oct 9. ― Picture by Malay Mail
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 19 — After scouring close to 100 video surveillance cameras in Bukit Bintang following the grenade attack there last month, police hit a roadblock as blurry images from street cameras caused a major setback to their investigations.
The failure to capture the suspects in one of the busiest streets in the city raised questions over the effectiveness of surveillance equipment belonging to both private business premises and Kuala Lumpur City Hall.
This, without a doubt, delayed investigations as police continued to track down the suspects who threw hand grenades at a group of people exiting Cherry Blossom pub in Sun Complex on Oct 9.
A car jockey was killed while 13 others were injured in the incident.
City police chief DCP Datuk Tajuddin Md Isa yesterday released a facial sketch of one of the suspects after experts from the Forensic Unit spent weeks scrutinising the poor images from the close-circuit television cameras.
“Forensic experts spent weeks to come up with the sketch based on poor images caught on camera,” he said.
Police have only come up with one sketch. They were unable to come up with another for the second suspect.
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THIS IS THE MAN WANTED BY THE POLICE!
Cops release sketch of suspected Bukit Bintang bomber http://dlvr.it/7YWxHS
KUALA LUMPUR: City police have released a sketch of a male suspect allegedly involved in the hand grenade attack in front of a nightclub in Sun Complex, Bukit Bintang here on Oct 9.
Kuala Lumpur police chief SDCP Datuk Tajudin Md Isa on Tuesday said the sketches were derived from footage of four CCTV cameras at the scene of the incident.
He also said that the footage showed there were two suspects who hurled the grenade in the direction of a group of people who had just exited the nightclub.
“The footage was referred to the forensic unit, who commissioned a professional artist to sketch an image of the suspect involved.
“We believe the suspect is in his 40s,” he said at a press conference at the KL police headquarters.
Tajudin said police believe the two suspects then ran towards a black Proton Perdana parked near the area immediately after the incident.
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Police to release CCTV images of suspects involved in grenade explosions | http://shar.es/1mxQwy
KUALA LUMPUR: A male in his 40s has been identified as the prime suspect involved in the hand grenade explosion incident in front of a night club in Sun Complex, Bukit Bintang last Oct 9.
CCTV footage also showed at least two other unidentified men involved in the incident.
KL police chief Datuk Tajudin Md Isa said the images were captured in a CCTV recording located at the car park of the night club building.
“The recording shows the movements of two suspects who threw the bombs at their target, who was on his way out from the night club. We are still investigating the contents of the video,” added Tajudin.
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Hype Malaysia 5 men were nabbed last night over the #BukitBintang Sun Complex blast. Story here: http://hype.my/newsdesk/5-men-nabbed-over-bukit-bintang-grenade-blast/ …
Malaysian police have arrested 5 men in connection with a grenade attack at Sun Complex in Kuala Lumpur that killed one and injured 12, according to a report on The Star.
This is coming after police raided 6 nightclubs in Bukit Bintang during the hunt for triad kingpin “Ah Hai”, the suspected target in the attack. Ah Hai later turned himself in for police.
It is learnt that Ah Hai was at the scene at the time of the incident but escaped unhurt when a second hand grenade that was thrown from the second floor of a building failed to explode. The 53-year-old Ah Hai was reported to have led an underworld gang for more than two decades. He is believed to be from Gang 21, which has been running illegal businesses here including gambling.
He left the police station after he recorded his statement. The police also recorded the statements of 21 people to facilitate investigations into the incident.
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ST Foreign Desk #BukitBintang grenade blast: Triad leader ‘Ah Hai‘ gives statement to #Malaysia police http://bit.ly/1D9q2DJ
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THE GRENADE ATTACK AT THE SUN COMPLEX, BUKIT BINTANG.
THE HUNT FOR ‘AH HAI’, SAID BY POLICE TO HAVE BEEN THE TARGET OF THE GRENADE ATTACK, INTENSIFIES!
Six #Malaysia nightspots raided as hunt for ‘Ah Hai‘ continues in #BukitBintang http://bit.ly/1vVbfZN
KUALA LUMPUR: Police have raided six nightclubs in Bukit Bintang as the hunt for “Ah Hai”, the suspected target in Thursday’s grenade attack at Sun Complex, continues.
City CID chief Senior Asst Comm Gan Kong Meng said the raids on six outlets were conducted between 11pm on Saturday and 5am on Sunday.
“We raided three outlets and checked a total of 405 people and arrested two people for allowing underaged individuals into an entertainment outlet and opening an entertainment outlet past the stipulated closing time.
“Bukit Aman personnel including a Special Task Force On Organized Crime (STAFOC) team raided three other outlets and checked 215 people and rescued three Vietnamese women under the Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants Act.
“The three are believed to have been exploited for sex,” he said when contacted, Sunday.
Police detonate a second grenade outside Sun Complex on Thursday
KUALA LUMPUR: Police have raided six nightclubs in Bukit Bintang as the hunt for “Ah Hai”, the suspected target in Thursday’s grenade attack at Sun Complex, continues.
City CID chief Senior Asst Comm Gan Kong Meng said the raids on six outlets were conducted between 11pm on Saturday and 5am on Sunday.
“We raided three outlets and checked a total of 405 people and arrested two people for allowing underaged individuals into an entertainment outlet and opening an entertainment outlet past the stipulated closing time.
“Bukit Aman personnel including a Special Task Force On Organized Crime (STAFOC) team raided three other outlets and checked 215 people and rescued three Vietnamese women under the Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants Act.
“The three are believed to have been exploited for sex,” he said when contacted, Sunday.
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由于警方多日都无法联络到“阿海”，警方昨晚重回案发现场的夜总会突击检查时，竟没有顾客在场，完全找不到“阿海”的下属，唯有扣查49名工作人员，包括 6名中国女子和一名有罪案记录的华裔男子（28岁）；而在比南利路的大型酒廊，警方则依据情报寻找“阿海”的越南籍女朋友。虽然“阿海”已婚及有儿女，但 在外的女朋友也很多，因此，警方希望在扣查的89名越南女子中，可以取得可靠线索。
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JALAN BUKIT BINTANG, KL
AT THE SUN COMPLEX, AN EXPLOSION KILLED ONE AND INJURED AT LEAST 13 OTHERS.
‘Godfather’ of gang was target of grenade attack
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KUALA LUMPUR: The kingpin who was the target of a grenade attack at the Cherry Blossom Club in Bukit Bintang has led an underworld gang for more than two decades.
Known as “Ah Hai”, the 53-year-old believed to be from Gang 21 has been running illegal businesses here, including gambling.
“He is quite notorious. He has a police record, including for drug offences. He was targeted because of an ongoing turf war with rival gangs,” a source said yesterday.
http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2014/10/11/Godfather-of-Gang-21-the-target-of-grenade-attack/
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Are gambling kingpins the cause of the grenade-induced-supernova in Bukit Bintang? More in today’s Malay Mail.
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Grenade attack in Bukit Bintang was targeted at a top Imbi gangster involved in a boiling online gambling war http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/grenade-attack-linked-to-gambling-kingpin-source-says …
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 10 — The grenade attack in Bukit Bintang that killed one man and wounded 13 others yesterday was targeted at a top Imbi gangster involved in a boiling online gambling war, Malay Mail revealed.
A source close to the police investigations said the 53-year-old man known as “Ah Hai” was seeking to expand his gambling empire by recruiting bookies from other syndicates with the promise of higher profits.
This angered rival gambling syndicates that are believed to have put up a hit on him.
At 4am yesterday, two hitmen hurled two grenades from the second floor of the Sun Plaza parking just as Ah Hai was leaving the Cherry Blossom club at the basement of the building with his entourage.
The source said Ah Hai was at the club to negotiate a bookie recruitment drive and it is believed his rivals came to know about the meeting.
“Ah Hai was meant to be killed instantly as he was ‘pinching’ almost everyone who were working for the top bookies,” he said.
“CCTV footage at the parking lot shows two men hurling the grenades. They then immediately got into a car and fled. Police are still trying to establish the suspects’ identities as the recording was not clear.”
Ah Hai escaped unscathed while car jockey Tiong Kwong Yie, 36, died after the grenade exploded and injured 13 others including his driver and personal bodyguard.
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Yesterday’s
#bukitbintang explosion happened in a location near popular nightlife spots in KL http://tdy.sg/1tEGmVZ
TODAY …
Trending in SG Singaporeans say they will avoid Bukit Bintang area for now http://ift.tt/1tHF5gK
Singaporeans who frequent the popular shopping district of Jalan Bukit Bintang in Kuala Lumpur were shocked by news of yesterday’s grenade blast and said they will not go there for now.
“I’ll probably avoid the area for a while until the police have investigated and found the cause of it,” said Ms Pan Shi Hua, 26, a marketing executive who visits the Malaysian capital every three months to shop and eat.
She usually stays at a hotel in Jalan Bukit Bintang because of its proximity to the bus terminal, which is about a 15-minute walk away. “I felt the area was safe because I was familiar with it.”
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‘It was like thunder’ – Singaporean victim in #BukitBintang bomb attack recounts ordeal http://bit.ly/Zu0m5T
The Singaporean who was among the 13 people injured by a rare grenade blast early Thursday morning is well, but said he is in the dark about what triggered the attack in downtown Kuala Lumpur.
Mr Wong Kim Teng appeared calm and was alone when The Straits Times met him at the Ampang Hospital on Thursday evening. The 67-year-old said he had five stitches after suffering injuries to his legs.
He declined to say why he was at the Bukit Bintang shopping district at 4.30am, when the grenade went off, beyond saying he was “a visitor”.
“I was just getting to my car when suddenly there was an explosion,” Mr Wong said, recounting his ordeal from his hospital bed.
He added: “It was like thunder. And then suddenly I saw blood all over me. I’m sorry, I have no other news or information on what happened.”
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Full list of Sun Complex grenade victims http://dlvr.it/78W2xf
KUALA LUMPUR: The following is a full list of victims in the tragic bomb in the grenade attack at Sun Complex in Bukit Bintang on Thursday morning.
1. Tiong Kwang Yie, male, 36 (deceased)
2. Teoh Keow Meng, 40, male
3. Yaw Lee Hock, 41, male
4. Revindran Chitavelu, 49, male
5. Lim Soon Hock, 51, male
6. Mak Kok Leong, male, 39
7. Mario Aro Kiam Ramalingam, 39
8. Wong Kim Teng, male, Singapore
9. Jasu Sae Yor, male, Thailand
10. Ma Yun Feng, female, China
11. Pan Yumeng, female, China
12. Yang Jiaqin, female, China
13. Wenxi Sun, female, China
Car jockey Tiong Kwang Yie, 36, passed away after being treated in the intensive care unit at a hospital here following the 4.25am blast.
Among the 12 injured are six locals, four Chinese nationals, a Singaporean and a Thai national.
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The New Paper WATCH: Footage of second bomb at Bukit Bintang detonated by bomb disposal unit http://ow.ly/Cuy18
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Police will investigate whether terror is a motive for bombing http://bit.ly/1pTIiJ0
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A second grenade detonated by police http://fw.to/GZVrpBE Starpix Azhar Mahfof
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ONE DEAD
Car jockey dies in Bukit Bintang grenade attack http://dlvr.it/78HbKm
KUALA LUMPUR: The car jockey, who was among 14 people injured in a grenade attack at Sun Complex in Bukit Bintang, died of his wounds on Thursday.
City CID chief Senior Asst Comm Gan Kong Meng said Tiong Kwang Yie, 36, passed away after being treated in the intensive care unit at a hospital here following the 4.25am blast.
Tiong, from Sibu, Sarawak, was among the injured who were rushed to the hospital after the attack outside the Cherry Blossom night club.
The others included two Chinese nationals, two Singaporeans and a Thai. They are receiving treatment at Hopsital Kuala Lumpur and Gleneagles Hospital.
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Gangland fighting is believed to be behind the blast.
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DBKL about to tow the Alphard involved in the bomb blast in Jalan Bukit Bintang
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This is d car that was exploded this morning by grenade at Sun Complex.One man died so far.It is horrible
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Bomb squad prepares to detonate third bomb in front of Sun Complex in Bukit Bintang, #KL http://bit.ly/1EwKeRB
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join Fong Kui Lun, Teo Kok Seong, Kula Segaran#Loga (Dep Minister of FT) visit Sun Complex — — Sent by WhatsApp
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Four vehicles were damaged in the blast – a Toyota Vellfire, a Toyota Camry, a Mazda 2 and a BMW.
Malaysian Insider quoted a police source as saying “initial reports indicate that two hand grenades had been thrown from the second floor of a building.”
“Shrapnel from the hand grenade caused injuries to passers-by,” the source added. Police found the second hand grenade, which failed to explode, under the Toyota Camry.
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Singaporeans among tourists injured in grenade explosion in KL mall: Berita Harian #Malaysia http://bit.ly/1xrg5OB
KUALA LUMPUR – Tourists, including those from Singapore, China and Thailand, were among several people injured in a grenade explosion in the popular shopping district of Jalan Bukit Bintang in Kuala Lumpur.
The explosion took place in the early hours of Thursday morning outside Cherry Blossom club.
10 people were injured – eight male, two female – said a Kuala Lumpur police statement, though media reports put the injured toll at 14. The bomb team and forensics unit have confirmed it was a hand grenade.
Among those injured was a Singaporean identified as Wong Kim Teng.
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PICTURE GALLERY: Bukit Bintang bomb blast http://fb.me/79s8fE3Yf
Bukit Bintang blast: Victims were boarding vehicle when explosive device fell on them http://bit.ly/1EwKeRB
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The Star Online http://fw.to/GZVrpBE
KUALA LUMPUR: At least 14 people were injured after an explosion rocked an area in front of the Sun Complex here on Thursday.
Police said they received information of the blast near a pub at about 4.30am.
It is learnt that the explosion came from underneath a car that was parked in the area.
It is learnt that two explosive objects were thrown at the scene, one of which failed to explode.
The injured have been sent to Hospital Kuala Lumpur and the nearby Tung Shin Hospital.
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BFM News BREAKING: 14 injured, 1 critically wounded following an explosion in front of Sun Complex, Jalan Bukit Bintang early this morning
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CoconutsKL Early morning blast in Jalan Bukit Bintang: http://bit.ly/1o0ihwt
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10 people were injured this morning in front of Sun Complex, Jalan Bukit Bintang due to an explosion. Anybody working around this area? Do you know what happaned? Share the story here or inbox us. We want to know.
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Seorang lelaki parah, 13 lagi cedera selepas bom disyaki bom tangan dibaling dari tingkat 2 di Sun Complex, Bukit Bintang, KL, 4.20 pagi ini
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Polis berkawal di luar sebuah kompleks di Jalan Bintang, KL selepas berlaku letupan pada kira-kira jam 4 pagi tadi.
Berita Harian 
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Polis berkawal di luar sebuah kompleks di Jalan Bintang, KL selepas berlaku letupan pada kira-kira jam 4 pagi tadi.
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NST
10 injured in explosion at Jalan Bukit Bintang
9 October 2014 @ 8:44 AM
KUALA LUMPUR: A loud explosion in front of Sun Complex, Jalan Bukit Bintang early this morning jolted occupants and guests.
Initial report claimed there were at least 10 injured and scores of policemen and officers are seen in front of the complex.
http://www.nst.com.my/node/41123
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