Expert: Blasts are just the beginning


Face of terror: A still from the video clip showing Mohd Rafi delivering his message.

PETALING JAYA: Amid a string of suicide bombings in numerous countries, a terrorism expert has warned that these Islamic State (IS) attacks were just the beginning in South-East Asia.

The grenade attack on a pub in Selangor was a warning sign, said Sidney Jones, director of the Jakarta-based Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict.

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