Woman marries IS fighter over Skype


Caught in dragnet: A woman officer from the Bukit Aman Special Branch Counter Terrorism Division escorting the 27-year-old university dropout .

KUALA LUMPUR: A 27-year-old wo­­man, who was one of the two latest people arrested for suspected links to Islamic State, married one of its fighters over Skype.

“We believe that she was first attracted to IS after watching its propaganda video on YouTube in November,” said Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar.

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