Police arrest 10 terror cell militants


Suspected terrorist: Kelantan Counter Terrorism officers detaining a suspected member of the Ar Rayah militant group in Kota Baru.

KUALA LUMPUR: Members of a terror cell which believes that the prophesied Imam Mahdi will emerge in Mecca this year have been arrested in several parts of the country along with militants of another group targeting entertainment joints in Melaka and Penang.

They are the Asoib and the Ar Rayah militant groups.

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