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| Southeast Asia |
| ’Suicide bombers’ held in Malaysia |
| 2002-11-26 |
| Malaysia's police chief has said for the first time that the country has detained Muslim militants who claim to have been members of a suicide bombing squad. Head of Malaysian police Norian Mai confirmed that Malaysia had arrested some people who claimed to be suicide bombers, as part of a wider sweep of Muslim militants which has seen more than 70 people arrested. He did not give details. An unnamed Malaysian official told the Associated Press that three men who were detained in the southern state of Johor in November were involved in a plot - foiled in December 2001 - to blow up Western embassies in Singapore. He said the three claimed to have been a suicide bombing squad. That plot, which envisaged driving truck bombs at the buildings, has not been linked with suicide bombers before. The official claimed the arrested men were under the direct control of Riduan Isamuddin, also known as Hambali, who is believed to be a top leader of regional militant group Jemaah Islamiah, which some governments suspect of involvement in the Bali bombing. The number of suspected Muslim militants being held under Malaysia's tough internal security law now stands at 73. The cops seem to be doing their jobs, now lets see if they get prosecuted and jail time. |
| Posted by:Steve |