Bangladeshi militant group was nabbed for funding IS cells, says IGP


KUALA LUMPUR: A Bangladeshi militant group recently apprehended had been collecting funds to support Islamic State (IS) cells in Syria and Bangladesh, according to Datuk Seri Mohd Khalid Ismail.

The Inspector-General of Police stated that intelligence gathering and investigations by the Special Branch Counter Terrorism Division (E8) revealed that the group had amassed funds for IS activities in these countries.

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