Negeri Sembilan police chief Alzafny Ahmad said the 62-year-old suspect was arrested in the Mantin area this afternoon, Bernama reported.

He added that the suspect was taken to a hospital because of his injuries.

“An inspection found burn injuries on his face, body, hands and legs.

“At the time of the arrest, he was in a weakened condition and was taken to Tuanku Ja’afar Hospital (in Seremban) for treatment,” he was quoted as saying.

He added that several objects suspected to be improvised explosive devices (IED) were also seized at the time of the arrest, along with a motorcycle believed to have been used by the suspect.

Yesterday, Alzafny said police had identified the suspect as Yeoh Hock Sun, from Kelantan, who was believed to have acted alone.

He added that police went to a nearby shophouse after the blast, where they recovered 31 improvised explosive devices (IEDs), all of which were destroyed on site by the bomb disposal unit.

He also said the suspect was believed to have extensive knowledge on preparing explosives, whose blast radius could reach 20m.

The suspect, who has a record for criminal threats, is believed to have been injured in the initial explosion and had gone into hiding.

It was previously reported that residents at a condominium block in Nilai were awakened by the sound of an explosion on the morning of Dec 22.

Several vehicles were said to have been damaged.