KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian authorities have arrested three
people, including a Syrian and an Indonesian national, on suspicion of planning
terror attacks against domestic and foreign targets, police and news reports
said Friday.
The announcement came a day after the US and Australian
embassies had warned their citizens to avoid a popular Kuala Lumpur tourist
area on Thursday due to an unspecified security threat.
- The detainees were planning to "attack important national assets, Western assets, and public spots", a statement by Deputy Inspector-General of Police Noor Rashid Ibrahim said.
- The statement did not specify their nationalities, but Malaysian news outlets quoted Noor Rashid later telling reporters they were a Malaysian, a Syrian and an Indonesian.
- The police statement said one of the foreigners had travelled frequently to Yemen.
On Thursday, the US and Australian embassies warned citizens
to stay away from Jalan Alor, an outdoor dining strip in central Kuala Lumpur
that is packed nightly with foreigners and locals.
Malaysian news outlets quoted Noor Rashid saying the arrests
were related to the Jalan Alor threat, and that the detainees were taken into
custody on Thursday.
Muslim-majority Malaysia practises a moderate brand of Islam and has not seen any
notable terror attacks in recent years.
Muslim-majority Malaysia practises a moderate brand of Islam and has not seen any
notable terror attacks in recent years.
Source: Agency
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