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.
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