The Police Special Task Force (STF) disassembled a motorbike that was parked unattended in Pettah through a controlled explosion this afternoon. 

The motorbike was left unattended at Gas-paha junction, Pettah, and the people had notified the police of the suspicious bike. 

Police sources added that there were no explosives in the bike. 

Another controlled explosion was carried out near Savoy Cinema, Wellawatte, to open the seat of a motorbike that was parked near the cinema theatre earlier today.

The Police have requested vehicles owners and drivers to leave a number they can be contacted on taped to the windscreen of their vehicles before they leave it parked on roadsides.