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KUALA LUMPUR - A home-made parcel explosive placed in front of an apartment unit in Desa Tun Razak, Cheras, exploded Sunday morning, killing a woman and critically injuring a man while causing minor damage to at least 5 other units.
Ng Siew Hong, 51, who suffered 90 per cent burns to her body when she opened the parcel with explosives, was rushed to Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Hospital and then transferred to Kuala Lumpur Hospital.
However, she died at 5.15pm.
Inspector General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan said that police investigations showed that the blast was not an act of terrorism.
"My investigating officers have also briefed me that the incident was most likely linked to financial matters and would continue investigating the matter thoroughly," he told The Star.
Acting Cheras OCPD Supt Abd Rahim Hamzah Othman said the 51-year-old owner of the apartment on the 12th floor heard a knock on his door at about 8.30am and found a box with two pomeloes on top placed at his doorstep.
Lim, who declined to give his full name, smelled kerosene fumes and asked his neighbours if anyone had seen anyone placing the box. No one had noticed anything.
He then called his two of his workers, Ng and Goh Yong Seng, 38, from his two businesses on the ground floor to check out the box.
When they opened the box, it exploded.
Goh, who also suffered extensive burns, remains in critical condition.
They were first rushed to Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Hospital but were later transferred to Kuala Lumpur Hospital which has a better equipped burns unit.
Supt Abd Rahim said police had not ruled out business rivalry as a motive behind the bomb even though the apartment owner had denied that he had ever received any threat.
The apartment owner runs an internet cafe and a restaurant on the ground.
Initial police investigations revealed that the explosive was filled with cannonball fireworks and kerosene.
