Malaysian police foils ISIS terror plot; arrests 2
11 July 2015 5:28 AM IST
Malaysian police have foiled a terror plot by the Islamic State to attack Western interests and entertainment outlets here and arrested two men linked to the dreaded group.
The first suspect, aged 28, was arrested by the Special Branch Counter Terrorism Division on July 2 and the second suspect, aged 31, on July 7.
“The 28-year-old suspect had been influenced by ISIS ideology since 2012 and was taking orders from senior European ISIS leaders,” said Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar.
He said that the first suspect was close to Ahmad Effendi Manaf, the Malaysian suicide bomber killed in Syria last year.
Abu Bakar said the second suspect had gone to Syria in early 2014 and returned to Malaysia in August.
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