Assassination plot involved three people

Abdul Hamid: ‘They were not able to actually plan the attack, let alone make preparations for it.’

KUALA LUMPUR: Three militants had threatened to kill former premier Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and a few of his then Cabinet members last year.

While it was initially reported that only one militant had issued death threats to the leaders, it turned out that three militants – two Malaysians and an Indonesian – had expressed intention to do so.