BAYAN LEPAS: A foreign woman who allegedly joked that she was carrying a bomb in her bag was arrested by the authorities at the Penang International Airport (LTAPP), here yesterday.
In the incident at about 4.30pm, the woman who was on her way to Medan, Indonesia was arrested after she joked that there was a bomb when her bag was checked at the LTAPP check-in counter.
South West District Police Chief Superintendent Kamarul Rizal Jenal said the 33-year-old woman worked as a factory operator in Ipoh, Perak.
”He said loudly that there was a bomb until the staff at the counter could hear it.
“The word that there is a bomb was also heard by other people who were waiting to check-in for a flight at the airport,” he said in a statement here today.
According to him, at the time of the incident the woman and her two friends were scheduled to board a flight to Medan, Indonesia at 5.30pm.
“The woman is now remanded for two days until tomorrow and the case is being investigated according to Section 506 of the Penal Code for making criminal threats,” he said. – MESSENGER
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