KUALA LUMPUR: A man detained by police had been planning to assassinate a host of former leaders, including Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Lim Guan Eng, as well as former Attorney General Tommy Thomas.
The suspect was apprehended by the Bukit Aman Special Branch Counter-Terrorism Division (E8) in January, along with five other men who supported the Islamic State (IS).
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