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4 Islamic State Suspects In Custody; 1 Confessed Planning Suicide Attack, Says Police

January 18 2016

Malaysia

Authorities in Malaysia have arrested four suspects in and around the nation's capital linked to the Islamic State, reports the Wall Street Journal.

Counterterrorism units made the arrests between Jan. 11 and Jan. 15 in Kuala Lumpur and neighboring Selangor state, according to a police statement on Saturday.

Police said three men were arrested at Kuala Lumpur international airport after they returned from Turkey, where they had been detained for attempting to join the Islamic...

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