ICC Note: Six Malaysians from an Islamic State cell were arrested in Johor Bahru, Malaysia for allegedly planning attacks on non-Muslim places of worship and plotting to kill police personnel. Two of them worked as janitors in Singapore and were nabbed and handed over to Malaysia by Singapore authorities.

03/25/2018 Malaysia (Channel News Asia) – Singapore authorities nabbed two Malaysians who were said to be involved in terrorist plots in Malaysia, after they received information from Malaysian authorities, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said in a statement on Sunday (Mar 25).

The pair, who were working as janitors in Singapore, were among six Malaysians arrested for allegedly planning attacks on non-Muslim places of worship in Johor Bahru and plotting to kill police personnel.

“Both men were handed over to the Malaysian authorities after our investigations showed that they did not pose a security threat to Singapore,” MHA added.

The suspects, aged 23 and 22, were arrested on Mar 1, the Malaysian authorities earlier confirmed.

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