KUALA LUMPUR: An object believed to be a home-made explosive device was found on Wednesday beside a road in Sentul here.

It is learnt that police were alerted to the object at about 4.35pm Wednesday, by a member of the public at Lorong Kolam Air 9, which runs next to a railroad track in Sentul.

A team of investigators and other personnel from the bomb squad were dispatched to the scene.

It is learnt that the object was a plastic bottle wrapped with paper and plastic.

It is believed that the bottle contained glass shards and ball bearings as well as powder, believed to have been extracted from firecrackers.

When contacted, Kuala Lumpur police chief Comm Datuk Amar Singh (pic) confirmed the find and said police were investigating the case.