Malaysian authorities have arrested four citizens, including a married couple, over their alleged involvement with the Islamic State terror group as the Muslim-majority nation remained under a high alert after the recent terror attacks in Jakarta, the police said on Saturday.
Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar said three Malaysians, including the couple, were arrested by Turkish authorities as they were trying to sneak into Syria on
November 15 last year, while the fourth person was arrested at the Setiawangsa LRT station in central Kuala Lumpur on Friday by Counter Terrorism Division personnel.
"The three suspects arrested in Gaziantep, Turkey were sent back to Malaysia last Monday. The suspected IS lone wolf arrested by police yesterday was planning attacks on several popular entertainment outlets in the city.
Sources told the Star that the 28-year-old man, who was a former insurance agent, was carrying a knife and that police also seized several IS related documents from him.
Khalid said that during initial interrogation of the suspect, he admitted to planning the lone wolf attack after receiving instructions from IS members in Syria.
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