Bukit Aman denies issuing clubbing advisory
THE STAR
KUALA LUMPUR: Bukit Aman has denied urging the public not to go clubbing following the revelation that eight grenades are still in the possession of Islamic State (IS) terrorists in Malaysia.
Bukit Aman Special Branch Counter Terrorism Division head Senior Asst Comm Datuk Ayob Khan said that while the police advised people to remain cautious, they did not want to disrupt the lives or routines of the public.
He was commenting on a report by a news channel that claimed he had urged people not to go clubbing.
“I was misquoted in that matter,” he said.
SAC Ayob added that while police have discovered two grenades so far, eight grenades could still remain in play.
One was used in the June 28 Movida bombing while another was seized in Rengit, Johor.
On the grenades, SAC Ayob said police believed the explosives were smuggled into the country.
“We are gathering as much actionable intelligence as we can to recover the remaining grenades,” he said.
It has been reported that Syria-based Mohamad Wanndy Mohamad Jedi is emerging as the mastermind commanding several IS militants in Malaysia
The 26-year-old is known to have influenced several others who were arrested in a recently concluded police operation.
Three of the nine suspected IS militants detained – two of whom were involved in the Movida bombing in Puchong – have been taking orders from him, the latest being to launch another attack against an entertainment outlet in Johor.
Chillingly, one received orders to target Bukit Aman and government complexes in Putrajaya.
KUALA LUMPUR: Bukit Aman has denied urging the public not to go clubbing following the revelation that eight grenades are still in the possession of Islamic State (IS) terrorists in Malaysia.
Bukit Aman Special Branch Counter Terrorism Division head Senior Asst Comm Datuk Ayob Khan said that while the police advised people to remain cautious, they did not want to disrupt the lives or routines of the public.
He was commenting on a report by a news channel that claimed he had urged people not to go clubbing.
“I was misquoted in that matter,” he said.
SAC Ayob added that while police have discovered two grenades so far, eight grenades could still remain in play.
One was used in the June 28 Movida bombing while another was seized in Rengit, Johor.
On the grenades, SAC Ayob said police believed the explosives were smuggled into the country.
“We are gathering as much actionable intelligence as we can to recover the remaining grenades,” he said.
It has been reported that Syria-based Mohamad Wanndy Mohamad Jedi is emerging as the mastermind commanding several IS militants in Malaysia
The 26-year-old is known to have influenced several others who were arrested in a recently concluded police operation.
Three of the nine suspected IS militants detained – two of whom were involved in the Movida bombing in Puchong – have been taking orders from him, the latest being to launch another attack against an entertainment outlet in Johor.
Chillingly, one received orders to target Bukit Aman and government complexes in Putrajaya.
