KLUANG: The Home Ministry is investigating the background of the two Malaysian nationals who were arrested in Beirut by the Lebanese authorities on Oct 18 on suspicion of having links with the al-Qaeda terrorist group.
Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said that initial investigations confirmed that the two men, identified as Rafik Mohammed Aaref dan Mohammed Razin Shaaban, had no direct link with militant Islamic groups in this region like Jemaah Islamiah and Darul Islam.
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