Eight people were injured after a hand grenade was thrown at a restaurant in Malaysia’s central Selangor state, police said Tuesday, citing business rivalry rather than terrorism as the likely motive.
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Confirmation of the grenade attack allegation was made after forensic investigators found the grenade’s safety lever at the explosion site while the safety pin was discovered along the main road facing the bar, AFP reports.
The 1.30am incident happened when over 20 patrons were watching Euro 2016 football match between Italy and Spain at the club’s outer terrace.
“Four men and four women were injured, including a female Chinese national, from the explosion”, Selangor deputy police chief Abdul Rahim Jaafar told reporters at the scene.
A security guard said he saw smoke billowing from the nightspot after the explosion.
The injured are being treated at a hospital and their condition is yet to be ascertained.
Meanwhile, DAP’s Puchong MP Gobind Singh Deo urged the police to act fast and keep people informed of developments in the probe and ascertain the real reasons behind it as soon as possible.
Police were investigating the attack as a case of attempted murder, Datuk Rahim was quoted as saying, adding that it had been ruled out as a terror incident.
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“I hope to meet with the OCPD to discuss matters further as soon as possible”, he said.
