Civil servant and housewife detained for IS links


Nabbed: The suspected IS recruiter was arrested by Bukit Aman Special Branch Counter Terrorism Division personnel as he attempted to re-enter the country (pic left). The housewife was detained at KLIA as she was planning to fly to a neighbouring country before heading to Syria to join the IS.

KUALA LUMPUR: A civil servant, identified as a militant recruiter, and a housewife have been detained for suspected links with the Islamic State (IS) terror group.

The 29-year-old man, a civil servant from Sabah, was detained on March 19 while he was returning from abroad.

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