Hisham: Two IS fighters in suicide bombings were Malaysians


Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein attends ceremony to receive new A400M aircraft at TUDM Subang Air Base Subang.. -- M. Azhar Arif/The Star 13 Jan 2016

SUBANG: Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein has confirmed that the two suicide bombers involved in the attacks in Syria and Iraq, which claimed the lives of more than 30 people, were indeed Malaysians.

This follows a statement by Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar who said on Tuesday that police were waiting for official confirmation on the attackers’ nationalities but were “45% sure that the bombers were Malaysians”.

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