Indonesian militant in Syria ordering attacks in Malaysia


KUALA LUMPUR: Police are concerned that an Indonesian militant in Syria has been instigating Malaysian sympathisers of Islamic State (IS) to attack selective targets in the country. 

The Counter-Terrorism Division of the Special Branch in Bukit Aman said that militant Bahrum Shah was found to have been ordering attacks on certain Western interests, the government and security forces.  

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