Malaysia foils attack on Arab royalties ahead of Saudi King’s visit
Malaysia announced on March 7 that seven suspected militants arrested late February, ahead of Saudi Arabian King’s visit to Malaysia from February 26, were planning an attack on Arab royalties.
One of the suspects arrested by Malaysian police. (Source: straitstimes.com)
Hanoi (VNA) – Malaysia announced onMarch 7 that seven suspected militants arrested late February, ahead of SaudiArabian King’s visit to M♚alaysia from February 26, were planning an attack onArab royalties.
Speaking with reporters, Inspector - Generalof Malaysian Police Khalid Abu Bakar said that the police captured the militantswhen they were planning an attack on the occasion of King Salman bin Abdulazizal-Saud’s visit. Two of the seven suspects were plotting a large scale car-bombattack. Earlier, Malaysia reported the arrest of oneMalaysian and six foreigners, comprising of one Indonesian, four Yemenis andone East Asian between February 21 and 26, for suspected links to militantgroups, including the self-claimed Islamic State (IS). Malaysia has arrested hundreds of peopleover the years on suspicion of terrorist offences. The country has been on highalert since a grenade attack in Kuala Lumpur’s outskirts in July 2016, which ISclaimed responsibility for.-VNA
Malaysia’s police on January 23 arrested four people, including three foreigners, who have connections with a branch in southern Philippines of the self-claimed Islamic State terrorist group.
Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines have agreed to establish a trilateral cooperation to fight activities and ideas of the self-claimed Islamic State (IS) in the region, said Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Zahid Hamidi on January 26.
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Malaysian police arrested six foreigners and one Malaysian for suspected links to terrorist groups, including the self-claimed Islamic State (IS), on March 5.
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One of the suspects arrested by Malaysian police. (Source: straitstimes.com) 
