Terror duo used Sabah as transit point


Devastation: The aftermath of the bombing at the Roman Catholic cathedral in Jolo, the capital of Sulu province in the southern Philippines. —AP

ALOR SETAR: The Indonesian husband and wife suicide bombers, who killed 23 people in the Jolo cathedral bombing in January, used Sabah as a transit point to slip into southern Philippines.

Special Branch Counter Terrorism director Datuk Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said two Indonesian Islamic State (IS) militants who were working in Keningau, Sabah, helped the couple, who then travelled to the Philippines to carry out the bombings.

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