On Tuesday, police said eight people were injured after a hand grenade was thrown at a restaurant in Malaysia’s central Selangor state, citing business rivalry fairly than terrorism because the likely motive.
Abdul Rahim Jaafar, deputy state police chief, said the attack on the Movida restaurant within the busy Puchong district was likely the results of a business conflict or revenge.
“Eight people were injured in Tuesday’s hand grenade attack. The condition of considered one of them, a person, is serious,” he said.
Abdul Rahim said preliminary investigation showed that the attacker threw the explosive at a particular couple within the nest.
“I rule out a terrorist attack. The motive for the explosion might be business rivalry between local gangsters or a revenge attack,” he added.
According to press reports, the explosion occurred when about 20 restaurant customers were watching the match between Italy and Spain at Euro 2016.
In the same attack in 2014, a Malaysian was killed and 13 people, including tourists from Singapore, Thailand and China, were injured after a bomb exploded outside a pub in Kuala Lumpur.
