Police have detained three
men, including a Malaysian, over suspected terror activities following an alert
issued by the US embassy, advising
its citizens to stay away from Jalan Alor in the capital city of Kuala Lumpur.
Deputy
General-Inspector of Police Datuk Seri Noor Rashid Ibrahim said that the
suspects were arrested in a special operation around Kuala Lumpur by Bukit Aman’s
Counter Terrorism department yesterday. “The operation is a result from information
obtained from suspects arrested previously, who revealed the existence of plans
to launch attacks on assets that are of interest to the country, to the West,
and the public concentrated areas,” he said in the statement in the evening.
The three suspects,
aged between 30 and 51 years old, were detained in an apartment not far from
Jalan Alor. They include a Syrian and a Indonesian national, who was found to
have more frequent trips to Yemen and was detected entering Malaysia a few days
ago. The suspects, including a businessman, have been detained under the
Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (Sosma).
“Police are still
investigating to confirm whether the three are involved in any plans to launch
attacks in Malaysia,” said Noor Rashid. Yesterday, the Malaysian Insider
reported that the police have stepped up security and increased patrols in
Jalan Alor and surrounding areas following credible information on a potential
terrorist attack following the arrests of several militants from the Islamic
State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in the past month.
According to a police
source, more men have been sent to the ground while the US and Australian
embassies advised its citizens to avoid Jalan Alor and surrounding areas
yesterday. Noor Rashid said today that the police will continue monitoring the
situation to ensure the safety and the interest of the country are protected. “This
includes increasing security patrols in strategic locations and areas
frequented by the public. “The travel advisories issued by the foreign embassies
are meant to guarantee the safety of their people wherever they are,” he added.
Last month, Malaysian
police arrested 10 suspected ISIS members in multiple raids across the country.
Those arrested includes six security forces personnel, a former interior
designer and a kindergarten teacher. The suspects which comprises of eight men
and two women were detained by the special counter-terrorism division in six separate
areas including Kuala Lumpur.
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