Main suspects: Khalid, IGP at the time, holding up an information sheet containing the photos and details of the bombing suspects identified as Imam Wahyudin Karjono and Jonius Indie @ Jahali.

       SHARDS of broken glass everywhere. Blood was splattered here and there.

       There were also bloodstains on the floor and the chairs.

       That was the scene in the aftermath of a blast at Movida restaurant and bar in Puchong, Selangor in the late hours of June 28, 2016.

       It was the first terror attack by the Islamic State (IS) group on Malaysian soil.

       At the time, the nightspot was abuzz with the excitement of an Euro 2016 football match.

       But suddenly at around 2am, a hand grenade was thrown into the club, which exploded on the front porch.

       Eight people were wounded.

       “I got there at around 5am to relieve the night reporter who went there immediately after getting information about the explosion. Police were busy combing the crime scene.

       “Some of them looked fatigued, understandably so. But they were very professional,” recalled former crime reporter Natasha Joibi.

       Initially, the police thought the attack was business-related or targeted at specific people in the club.

       According to assistant news editor Farik Zolkepli, the crime reporters got wind of motives such as personal vendetta and a turf war among gangs.

       About a week later, then Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar confirmed that it was indeed an act of terror.

       Khalid said the attack was carried out by two men who were later arrested at a factory in Klang, Selangor, where they worked.

       “They were receiving instructions from IS militant Muhamad Wanndy Mohamad Jedi from Syria. The club was attacked as it was deemed an un-Islamic establishment,” Khalid said.

       According to Farik, it was learnt later that the culprit was not entirely happy with the attack “as he was expecting it to be more devastating.”

       Several months after the blast, Joibi was tasked to interview a couple who survived the explosion.

       “It hit me then that it was easy for us (the public) to move on from this event and treat it as a dark part of our country’s history.

       “However, the couple has had their lives changed forever and their health impacted too. I hope the survivors’ stories will never be forgotten,” she said.

       On March 29, 2017, the High Court in Kuala Lumpur sentenced Imam Wahyudin Karjono, 21 and Jonius Indie @ Jahali, 25, to 25 years jail each over the grenade attack.