Eight people were injured after a hand grenade was thrown at a restaurant in Malaysia’s central Selangor state, police said on Tuesday, citing business rivalry rather than terrorism as the likely motive.
Abdul Rahim Jaafar, state deputy police chief, said the attack on the Movida restaurant in the busy Puchong district was probably the result of a business conflict or revenge.
“Eight people were injured in the hand grenade attack early on Tuesday. One of them, a man, is in serious condition,” he said.
Abdul Rahim said initial investigations revealed that the assailant threw the explosive at a particular couple in the outlet.
“I rule out terror attack. The blast is likely motivated by business rivalry among the local gangsters or a revenge attack,” he said.