KUALA LUMPUR: Fifty-six flights at the KL International Airport (KLIA) were delayed after a bomb, believed to be from World War II, was found at the site of the KLIA II construction site.
Workers at the site found the bomb on Monday night.
Airport services were stopped twice – from 11am to noon and 3pm to 3.30pm – to ensure the bomb was safely detonated.
Transport Minister Datuk Seri Kong Cho Ha said, as a precaution, the exercise was carried out jointly between the bomb disposal squad and Malaysia Airports Bhd (MAB) security.
He said the two service interruptions were necessary as the bomb was too risky to be moved.
“It was better to detonate it.”
The first detonation affected 37 flights, while the second affected 19 arrivals and departures.
“The bomb was successfully detonated at 3.18pm,” said Sepang Acting OCPD Deputy Supt Baharuddin Mustapha.
All services at the KLIA resumed after that.
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