KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 14 — Police arrested a 40-year-old man to assist in investigations into the discovery of a suspicious-looking suitcase at a bus stop near the Suria KLCC shopping mall in Jalan Ampang here last night.

Dang Wangi district police chief ACP Ahmad Azwan Amin Nordin said police received information about the discovery of the object at 7.17pm.

He said following this, a team comprising personnel from the Bomb Disposal Unit, K9 Unit and Kuala Lumpur Police Forensics Unit was dispatched to the scene to conduct checks and secure the area.

“Checks confirmed that there was no bomb threat inside the suitcase, and the suspect has since been detained to assist in investigations,” he said in a statement.