Malaysian girls not spared, now militant groups eyeing schoolchildren


KUALA LUMPUR: The effort to lure Malaysian girls to join militant groups is taking an aggressive turn with schoolchildren being targeted in the “recruitment” drive. 

Principal assistant director of the Counter Terrorism Division of the Special Branch at Bukit Aman, SAC Datuk Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said the individual concerned was actively recruiting this group via Facebook as they were young and easily misled. 

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