KUALA LUMPUR: Perak police are actively looking for the suspect involved in hurling a Molotov cocktail at a KK Mart outlet in Bidor, Tapah.
Perak police chief Datuk Seri Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri, in a statement, said police had acquired closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage of the incident.
"A review of the store's CCTV footage revealed that a dark-colored car with a red 'Lalamove' sticker stopped by the road at 5.35am.
"A man (the suspect) exited the car and threw something believed to be a bottle of kerosene into the store before leaving the scene."
Yusri said the case is being investigated under Section 427 of the Penal Code for committing mischief.
"If convicted, the offender may be imprisoned for up to two years, fined, or both."
He also said police received a report from a 20-year-old woman working at the convenience store.
"She said that at 5.35am, while working in the store, she heard the sound of a bottle breaking at the front of the store.
"She went to the front area of the store and found broken glass and materials resembling firecracker explosions on the store floor.
"She also detected a smell similar to kerosene believed to be from the broken glass."
Yusri requested the public's cooperation in providing any information to investigating officer Inspector Norseha Baharudin at 05-401 1861 or 0177963359.
Earlier, it was reported that a KK Mart convenience store in Bidor, Perak was believed to be the target of a molotov cocktail attack this morning.
The petrol bomb, which was thrown at the convenience store's Jalan Bruseh outlet, however landed in an empty area and failed to ignite.
The convenience store chain recently was hit with calls for a boycott after images showing a pair of socks bearing the word 'Allah' were allegedly being sold at a KK Super Mart shop in Bandar Sunway.
The incident triggered a frenzied reaction among various quarters.