Foreign lecturer among eight nabbed in anti-terror swoops


Rounded up: Militants being detained by counter-terrorism officers during raids in three states.

KUALA LUMPUR: A foreign lecturer working here and a former Internal Security Act detainee planning attacks on houses of worship were among eight suspected militants detained following anti-terror swoops in three states.

Five of them are Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) militants who have been arranging safe passage into Malaysia for their comrades since 2015.

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