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KL arrests seven for suspected links to militants
Published Sun, Mar 5, 2017 · 09:50 PM
Kuala Lumpur
MALAYSIA has arrested six foreigners and one Malaysian for suspected links to militant groups including the Islamic State (IS), the police chief said on Sunday.
The South-east Asian nation has been on high alert since suicide bombers and gunmen linked to IS launched multiple attacks in Jakarta, the capital of neighbouring Indonesia, in January 2016.
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