KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 16 – Malaysian police had arrested a suspected militant with weapons and documents related to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group at a train station in the capital Kuala Lumpur on Friday, said Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar in his tweet.
He said the man was arrested on Friday at an LRT station in Jelatik, close to the centre of the city. He also tweeted on Saturday that they also seized a weapon and ISIS-related documents from the suspect. He said currently no further details were immediately available. He said police were expected to release more details later in the day.
“Malaysia has been on high alert since bomb and gun attacks in neighbouring Indonesia’s capital city on Thursday. Security has been beefed up security in public areas and the country is taking extra measures to secure border areas fearing inflitration of terrorists. Indonesian police killed one suspected militant and arrested two more in raids across the country on Friday, a day after an attack by ISIS suicide bombers and gunmen in Jakarta that killed seven people,” said Khalid.
