Banned: ‘hand-grenade’ cigarette lighter!

16 September 2016

Army bans sale of grenade-shaped lighters following Syrian tourist mix-up

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PORT DICKSON: Following the mistaken arrest of a Syrian tourist and his family over possession of a hand grenade-shaped cigarette lighter, the Army has banned the sale of the collectible item at the Army Museum here.
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An Army spokesman said inspection of the premises revealed that the lighter and other military paraphernalia replica items, including ‘guns’, were sold by external parties in the museum’s compound.
“However, we have discovered that several sellers are hawking souvenir items with military designs in the parking area of the Museum, and we will make sure that the activities will be stopped immediately,” she said.
Khalid said further investigation revealed that the object was a grenade-shaped lighter, bought by the tourist when he visited the Army Museum, several days prior.

Read More : http://www.nst.com.my/news/2016/09/173623/army-bans-sale-grenade-shaped-lighters-following-syrian-tourist-mix

Suspected ‘hand grenade’ just a lighter, cops discover

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‘Hand grenade’ in Syrian tourists’ possession turns out to be cigarette lighter

KUALA LUMPUR: A Syrian man and his family have been detained over alleged possession of a “hand-grenade” spotted in a hotel room in Port Dickson.
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Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar today said the Special Task Force on Organised Crime had picked up the five people at a hotel in Cameron Highlands and seized a lighter, a replica of a hand grenade.
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“The tourists had purchased the hand grenade (lighter) near the Army Museum in Port Dickson while they were visiting,” he said in his Twitter account today.Read More : http://www.nst.com.my/news/2016/09/173482/hand-grenade-syrian-tourists-possession-turns-out-be-cigarette-lighter

15 September 2016

No trace of Syrian family with ‘hand grenade’

 

SEREMBAN – Negri Sembilan police are working with Bukit Aman to trace the whereabouts of a Syrian family after a hand grenade-like object was found in their room at a four-star hotel in Port Dickson.

Port Dickson OCPD Supt Adzli Abu Shah said police would also liaise with the Immigration Department to get more details, including when the seven-member family entered the country.

“However, we cannot say for sure if the object was indeed a hand grenade because the hotel employee only saw it.

http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2016/09/15/syrian-family-with-hand-grenade-still-not-traceable/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Two different versions are given by in two different reports. FMT has the man leaving the ‘grenade’ behind and that is was found under the bed. The Star has the man hiding it in his mattress but leaving with it.

14 September 2016 | MYT 10:55 PM

PD cops on lookout for Syrian over suspected grenade

by m. kumar

PETALING JAYA: Police are looking for a Syrian man after hotel staff found a bomb-like object in his hotel room at Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan.

The object that apparently looked like a hand grenade has sparked fears that the man may be a member of the Islamic State (IS) terror group and may be looking to carry out an attack in Malaysia.

Port Dickson OCPD Supt Adzil Abu Shah said hotel staff were cleaning the man’s room when they found the object under the mattress.

“The man was in the process of checking out when they found it. But before they could stop him, he entered the room, took the object and left in a hurry,” he said when contacted on Wednesday.

Supt Adzil said police are in the process of tracing the man based on CCTV footage of him and his black Proton Saga.

http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2016/09/14/syrian-bomb-like-object-pd/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

‘Grenade’ found under bed at PD hotel

 

PETALING JAYA: Negeri Sembilan police have recovered an object that looks like a grenade from a hotel room in Port Dickson.

They are now looking for a Middle Eastern man who occupied the room.

Port Dickson District Police Chief Supt Adzli Abu Shah said hotel staff found the object under the bed while cleaning the man’s room in the hotel at Batu 5, Jalan Pantai.

NST Online said the man, in his 30s, had checked into the hotel with his family on Monday and checked out today.

“We have yet to confirm if it was really a grenade,” Adzli said.

http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2016/09/14/grenade-found-under-bed-at-pd-hotel/

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