70 Malaysians including military personnel have ties with ISIL - reports
Police across Malaysia and in the capital Kuala Lumpur in particular have tightened security after it was discovered that 70 people, including Malaysian Armed Forces servicemen, have ties with the Islamic State (ISIL) terrorist group, The Star newspaper reports, according to Sputnik.
"I continue to remind my officers to be on alert at all times," Malacca Deputy Police Chief Senior Asst. Comm. Shahrizan Che Mat Din said, as quoted by the Malaysian newspaper on Tuesday.
According to The Star, security has been particularly tightened at the federal police headquarters in Bukit Aman, Kuala Lumpur.
Last week, 17 people, including two Malaysian Armed Forces personnel were detained by Malaysian security forces on suspicion that they had ties with terrorist groups, particularly ISIL.