6 Bangladeshi workers detained last month under ISA charged with financing terrorism
Published Fri, May 27, 2016 · 07:47 AM
[SINGAPORE] Six Bangladeshi workers detained last month under the Internal Security Act (ISA) were charged on Friday (May 27) with financing terrorism.
The six, aged between 26 and 31, were among eight men arrested between late March and early April. Calling themselves the Islamic State in Bangladesh (ISB), the men were planning attacks back home in hopes of toppling the Bangladeshi government.
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