KUALA LUMPUR: The British national nabbed along with four others for involvement in terrorism activities has a reputation of being a Casanova besides his militant tendencies.
The man has so far married 12 women, including five from Malaysia.
His other past and present wives are from the United Kingdom, Bosnia, Germany, Philippines and Indonesia.
“You could call him a Casanova terrorist,” a source told The Star.
“We have not come across a terrorist who has married so many women. He has been busy on the terror front but his love life is interesting as well.”
Apparently, his modus operandi has been to marry the women and divorce them after a few years.
“He is also suspected of duping the women into marriage for their money,” the source said.
It was learnt that a general manager of a bank was among his former Malaysian wives.
The man, who worked as a part-time English teacher in Penang, had been travelling in and out of Malaysia since 1998.
The authorities suspect that the Briton, who had been interacting with students, could be the head of a sleeper cell for the al-Qaeda in the country.
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