Police have confirmed that three explosions took place in the vicinity of the Kuala Lumpur court complex this morning, shortly after Anwar's verdict was delivered, and say the evidence points to homemade bombs.

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According to a news report, police said ball bearings, batteries and wires were found at scene of the blasts, suggesting that home-made devices with timers were used.

They initially attributed the explosions to firecrackers.

KL police chief Mohmad Salleh said in a statement later that the explosions occurred at 10.20am, 10.45am and 10.55am respectively.

Mohmad said the first blast took place at Jalan Khidmat Usaha, 300m from the court entrance.

Two men were hurt in the blast, one with injuries to his face. The other victim is a lawyer, he said. Both were sent to the Kuala Lumpur Hospital for treatement.

NONEMohmad said the second blast took place at Jalan Duta, roughly 100m from the first location.

This damaged three motorcycles and injured three people.

Police have also posted a video clip of the scene after the blast. 

The third explosion occurred 150m from the court entrance and damaged four motorcycles. Nobody was injured.

Mohmad's statement made no mention of the nature of the explosives.

Selangor exco's car damaged

According to witnesses, the first explosion took place shortly after opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim’s acquittal, when he said he would make a victory march to the Federal Territory mosque nearby.

The explosion originated from a police cone placed near a Proton Kembara.

A witness, Naraza Muda, 38, who was walking along the road towards the cone, said four people were in front of him when the explosion occurred.

Selangor executive councillor Elizabeth Wong said her car and that of one of her colleagues in the Selangor government, which were parked side by side, were damaged.

The cone was said to have been filled with sand and glass.

Wong’s car suffered light damage in the rear from the shrapnel, while her colleague’s car door was dented.

Wong said police have taken both vehicles in for forensic investigations.

NONEAnother blast smashed the window of a Malaysiakini journalist's car, but other cars nearby escaped damage.

Following the blasts, police dispersed the crowd, pushed back reporters and cordoned off the affected areas.

According to news agency AFP, police estimated that a crowd of at least 5,000 had gathered outside the court from before dawn in a show of support for the 64-year-old Anwar.

The blasts occurred as Anwar's supporters were rallying to celebrate the verdict.

The verdict in the long-running trial defied the expectations of many political observers and even Anwar himself, who had said the government of Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak was intent on eliminating him as a political threat.

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