GEORGE TOWN: A foreign woman was arrested at the Penang International Airport in Bayan Lepas on Thursday (Dec 29) after she cracked a joke about having a bomb in her bag.
Barat Daya district police chief Supt Kamarul Rizal Jenal said the 33-year-old woman, who works as a factory operator in Ipoh, Perak, was nabbed at 4.30pm.
"When the staff at the check-in counter inspected her bag, the woman said loudly 'there is a bomb', which was heard by the staff and other passengers nearby. "The woman and her two friends were scheduled to board a flight to Medan, Indonesia, at 5.30pm," he said in a statement on Friday . The suspect has been remanded for two days until on Saturday and the case is being investigated under Section 506 of the Penal Code for criminal intimidation. – Bernama
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