Foreigner detained for allegedly setting off fireworks from moving car

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Police have arrested a 31-year-old foreign national on suspicion of setting off fireworks from a moving vehicle at Jalan 2/3A Bandar Utara in Kuala Lumpur.  A video of the incident has gone viral.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00 Police have arrested a foreign national on suspicion of setting off fireworks from a

00:07 moving vehicle at Jalan 2/3 Bandar Utara in Kuala Lumpur.

00:12 In a statement on Monday, Central District Police Chief ACP Ahmad Sukarno Muhammad Zahari

00:17 said police launched an investigation after a video of the incident went viral.

00:23 He added that the 31-year-old suspect does not have a criminal record and will be remanded

00:28 to assist with investigations under Section 7 of the Explosives Act 1957.

00:34 Offenders face seven years' imprisonment or a fine of 10,000 ringgit or both.

00:41 A silver Proton wadja was also seized.

00:44 Meanwhile in Seramban, police are tracking down an individual who was seen in a viral

00:49 video setting off fireworks at a traffic junction in Kuala Sawa, Rantau.

00:54 Deputy Police Chief Superintendent Mohamed Rosli Ishak said a police report had been

00:59 lodged over the incident.

01:01 The case is being investigated under Section 7A of the Explosives Act 1957.

01:06 [Applause]

01:08 [Silence]

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