{
  "id": 7303963,
  "title": "[UPDATED] Sri Petaling box scare turns out to be Lego-like blocks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/updated-sri-petaling-box-scare-turns-out-to-be-lego-like-blocks",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-14T10:28:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/09/1532743/updated-sri-petaling-box-scare-turns-out-be-lego-blocks"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Kuala Lumpur today, a suspicious box in the Sri Petaling area was discovered and later determined to contain colourful Lego-like building blocks. The incident came to light when a 33-year-old woman alerted the police, who arrived at 12:57pm. Initial radiation readings were high, prompting a rapid response involving the Bomb Disposal Unit, the Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosives (CBRNE) Unit from Bukit Aman, and the Malaysian Nuclear Agency.\n\nSpecialist units conducted further assessments, and the Bomb Disposal Unit ultimately destroyed the box using a Recoilless Disruptor 5.0. Following this action, several boxes were found inside, suspected of containing colorful Lego-like building blocks. The Atomic Energy Department's subsequent checks confirmed that no radioactive readings were detected.\n\nThe police investigation has been initiated under Section 506 of the Penal Code, which deals with criminal intimidation. The Brickfields police chief, Assistant Commissioner Hoo Chang Hook, arrived at the scene shortly after the incident was reported and monitored the situation. The area was cordoned off, and emergency personnel were present as emergency crews worked to secure the scene. Social media posts initially described the situation as a bomb threat, with one user stating the Bomb Disposal Unit was deployed, while another later claimed that the object was detonated without any casualties.\n\nThose with information about the incident can contact the Kuala Lumpur police hotline at 03-2115 9999 or the Brickfields police hotline at 03-2297 9222.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: A Bomb Disposal Unit destroyed a suspicious box in Sri Petaling today before several boxes of colourful Lego-like building blocks were found inside.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}