Trio believed to be on way to join terror group in Marawi City

KUALA LUMPUR: Three Islamic State (IS) militants were detained in Sandakan before they could make their way to Marawi City in the southern Philippines, said Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar.

The Inspector-General of Police said the three men, two Indone­sians and a Malaysian, were planning to join other fighters there before counter-terrorism operatives nabbed them on Thursday.