Police warned the people against speculating on the identities of the culprits who set off three home-made explosives near the Duta court complex on Monday, soon after the Sodomy II verdict was delivered.

NONE Kuala Lumpur police chief Mohmad Salleh issued the warning today when asked about the front-page report in yesterday's Utusan Malaysia .

The Umno-owned daily quoted an unnamed police source as saying that the explosives were brought in by the '901 Free Anwar' rally participants .

"It is mere media speculation," he said when asked about the daily's report.

"I urge members of the public to not spread such news as it will cause uneasiness," Mohmad told reporters after handing out aid to families of deceased police personnel at the contingent headquarters in Kuala Lumpur.

He said the case was being investigated under Section 6 of the Explosives Act 1957, which carries a seven-year jail term or a fine of RM10,000, or both, if found guilty.

NONE The motive behind the planting of the "improvised explosive devices" could also not be determined until a suspect is found, said Mohmad.

"However, generally we feel that the explosives were to create chaos on that day," he said.

Four people were wounded in the three explosions at the vicinity of the Kuala Lumpur court complex on Jalan Duta, after the High Court acquitted Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim on the sodomy charge.

'Culprit had knowledge of the area'

Mohmad said whoever put together the three explosives would be "someone with knowledge" of the area.

"We are trying to solve this case, it is the first for us. It poses an unhealthy trend in our country," he added.

According to the police chief, the explosives were made with three alarm clocks, three PVC pipes, three 9-volt batteries and three road cones, among other things.

"We found out that the alarm clocks used were the regular ones, and these had a red cover at the back."

ipd kl bersih 090711 ku chin wah Added Kuala Lumpur Criminal Investigations Department chief Ku Chin Wah: "The pipes used were also regular ones, but the road cones are different from the traffic cones used by traffic police."

At a presentation for media members, Ku showed the remnants of the explosion materials and said the bases of cones used to hide the explosives were squarish, while the police cones were triangular.

He explained that the cones also varied in thickness and quality. The ones used by the police force are 7mm in breadth while those used for the explosions were only 3mm.

"The cones could have been taken from the sides of the road or stolen from construction sites," Ku added.

Mohmad and Ku urged anyone with any information on Monday's explosions to come forward as police have yet to receive  any lead in the matter.

He also sought the assistance of shop owners who could have sold the items used to make the explosives.

"Stop speculating and concentrate on what (information) you can give us," Ku said.

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